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The Bible in the films of Pavel Lungin and Andrei Zvyagintsev 

Publication date: 2018

Studia Religiologica, 2018, Volume 51, Issue 2, pp. 83 - 92

https://doi.org/10.4467/20844077SR.18.005.9503

Authors

Marek Lis
Faculty of Theology, Opole University, Opole, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6387-2621 Orcid
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Titles

The Bible in the films of Pavel Lungin and Andrei Zvyagintsev

Abstract

In the Soviet Union, even after perestroika, explicitly biblical films have practically not been produced; nevertheless the Bible, despite acute censorship, has been present in a symbolic way in films directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and Larissa Shepitko. A certain revival of biblical themes is evident in recent works of Russian directors Pavel Lungin (Island, 2006; The Conductor, 2012), and Andrei Zvyagintsev (The Return, 2003; Leviathan, 2014). The paper analyzes the meaning of the Bible in these films: biblical texts are quoted in dialogues, and evoked in the titles and the protagonists’ names; biblical motifs are present in images, in contemporary events, and in the narrative structures. The Bible is recognizable in the experiences of the protagonists (Christ figures), and it influences their lives, or is refused and denied. Lungin and Zvyagintsev show the importance of the Bible in challenging personal, social, religious and political contexts and situations. 

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Information: Studia Religiologica, 2018, Volume 51, Issue 2, pp. 83 - 92

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:
The Bible in the films of Pavel Lungin and Andrei Zvyagintsev
English:

The Bible in the films of Pavel Lungin and Andrei Zvyagintsev 

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6387-2621

Marek Lis
Faculty of Theology, Opole University, Opole, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6387-2621 Orcid
All publications →

Faculty of Theology, Opole University, Opole, Poland

Published at: 2018

Article status: Open

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