Screen Adaptation of Experimental Writing
https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2026-67-1-82-103
Abstract
The article attempts to devise a comprehensive approach to the study of screen adaptations through screen versions of experimental literary works and radically reinterpreted classical texts. The author argues that experiment deliberately obscures the viewer's perception. The problem of the material that cannot be adapted for the screen, which is referred to as anti-cinematic, is also examined.
About the Author
F. I. Sheremet
Russian State University of Cinematography n. a. S.A. Gerasimov (VGIK)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Fyodor I. Sheremet - post-graduate student
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Sheremet F.I. Screen Adaptation of Experimental Writing. Vestnik VGIK. 2026;18(1(67)):82-103. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2026-67-1-82-103
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