The Eccentricity of Male and Female Characters in the Film “Balzaminov’s Marriage”
https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2024-62-4-56-65
Abstract
The article deals with the visualization of eccentric acting techniques in Russian cinema as exemplified by the film ‘‘Balzaminov’s Marriage’’ (directed by K. Voinov, 1964). The purpose of the study is to analyze the essential acting methods when creating comic characters. In the course of the work, the main techniques of acting have been identified, the difference in applying them for the creation of male and female images has been found; the dominant means of expression have been defined, including the author's innovative ways of visualizing characteristic images.
Keywords
cinema,
directing,
fiction cinema,
eccentrics,
metaphor,
grotesque,
vaudeville,
А.N. Ostrovsky,
film adaptation,
comedy
About the Author
O. A. Lavrenova
S.A. Gerasimov Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olga A. Lavrenova, Senior lecturer
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Lavrenova O.A. The Eccentricity of Male and Female Characters in the Film “Balzaminov’s Marriage”. Vestnik VGIK. 2024;16(4(62)):56-65. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2024-62-4-56-65
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