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Title of the article: |
“ON THE SILVER GLOBE”: NOVEL, ADAPTATION, FILM ABOUT FILM |
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Author(s): |
Denis G. Viren |
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Information about the author/authors |
Denis G. Viren — PhD in Philosophy, Senior Researcher, Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave., 32A 119334, Moscow, Russia. |
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Section |
History of Arts |
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Year |
2024 |
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Volume |
Vol. 74 |
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Pages |
pp. 279–289 |
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Received |
May 07, 2024 |
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Approved after reviewing |
July 10, 2024 |
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Date of publication |
December 29, 2024 |
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DOI: |
https://doi.org/10.37816/2073-9567-2024-74-279-289 |
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Index UDK |
791.43/.45 |
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Index BBK |
85.373(4)/85.373(8) |
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The research is financially supported by Russian Science Foundation, RSF. Project no. 22-18-00365 Semiotic Models in the Cross-Cultural Space: Balcano-Balto-Slavica. Available at: https://rscf.ru/en/project/22-18-00365/ |
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Abstract |
The paper reveals the history of making of the film “On the Silver Globe” (1977/1988) by the Polish-French director A. Żuławski. Great hopes were placed on this film as an innovative science fiction blockbuster, the likes of which had never been seen before not only in Polish but also in the world cinema, but a year after the start of filming, it was stopped, and the director was forced to leave Poland. Why did this happen? The author begins by examining the literary source — “The Lunar Trilogy” by J. Żuławski, written in the early 20th century, but has not lost its relevance either in the 1970s or today. The second part of the study outlines the situation in Polish cinema at the beginning of the production of “On the Silver Globe”, highlights the main plot differences between the film and the novel, and identifies the most important directorial finds and poetic features. Finally, an answer is given to the question of the reasons for stopping the filming. Then, the author provides and analyzis of the documentary film by K. Mikurda “Escape to the Silver Globe” and an attempt to understand why in recent years Żuławski’s film has been rediscovered and rethought. |
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Keywords |
Polish Cinema, Andrzej Żuławski, Science Fiction, Aesthetics of Film Adaptation, Censorship. |
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Reference |
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