Transformation of the Archaic Myth and the Discourse of Power in Alexander Sokurov’s “Moloch”
https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2018-38-4-62-68
Abstract
The article deals with the transformation of myth in A. Sokurov’s “Moloch”. The author investigates the mountain mythology in German culture and connects it with the neo-mythology created by A. Sokurov. He also analyses the three incarnations of Moloch: Adolf Hitler, the Nazi ideology and entropy.
About the Author
Vladimir V. Vinogradov
S.A. Gerasimov Russian Federation State Institute of Cinematography
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Vinogradov V.V. Transformation of the Archaic Myth and the Discourse of Power in Alexander Sokurov’s “Moloch”. Vestnik VGIK. 2018;10(4(38)):62-68. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2018-38-4-62-68
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