Buffoonery, Satire, or... Tragedy? The Role of Sergei Slonimsky’s Music in Gennady Poloka’s Film Intervention
https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2026-67-2-8-29
Abstract
The article examines the soundtrack of the film “Intervention” (1968), highlighting the innovative approach of Gennady Poloka and Sergei Slonimsky to musical dramaturgy. The paper looks at the role of music in structuring the frame and rhythmically organizing the action. It analyzes the ways to obtain comic and dramatic effects through music and various modes of its integration. Particular attention is paid to the unique role of the three diegetic songs. The author concludes that all of them, relating to the theme of death, serve as the emotional and conceptual epicenters of the action and reassess the apparent buffoonery as a philosophical drama exploring the relationship between authorities and marginalized individuals.
About the Author
D. A. Zhurkova
State Institute for Art Studies
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Daria A. Zhurkova
Daria A. Zhurkova - Cand. Sci. (Culture Studies), Senior Researcher, Mass Media Arts Department, State Institute for Art Studies. AuthorID: 677420.
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Zhurkova D.A. Buffoonery, Satire, or... Tragedy? The Role of Sergei Slonimsky’s Music in Gennady Poloka’s Film Intervention. Vestnik VGIK. 2026;18(2(68)):8-29. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2026-67-2-8-29
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