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Chekhov's Motifs (Russian: Чеховские мотивы, translit. Chekhovskie motivy, since released in English as Chekhovian Motifs) is a 2002 Russian-Ukrainian comedy film directed by Kira Muratova. It was entered into the 24th Moscow International Film Festival.
6 Okt 2016 · By raising thought-provoking questions through his complex characters as they labor through their life situations, Chekhov’s works span both time and place. Here we explore the themes, motifs and symbols inherent in Chekhov’s works.
Nature consistently inspires either fear, wonder, or discomfort in Chekhov's protagonists. Often, Chekhov's impressionistic evocation of the landscape overshadows his plot altogether. In particular, we see that Steppe's major focus is its setting, rather than the events that it describes.
Chekhov's stories examine many kinds of disappointment and failed ideals. Often the protagonists are disillusioned by events that force them to reevaluate their personal philosophies and understanding of the world, and this disillusionment usually occurs toward the end of stories.
Kira Muratova’s “Checkhovian Motifs”, adapted from a couple of works by the famous writer, concerns a man who, in the middle of his wedding, notices that in the audience is his deceased ex-lover.
In Chekhov’s Motifs, a family drama and a wedding between two strangers form a counterpoint in an unusual cinematographic time-frame. Muratova treats the phenomenon of the spectacle/show by filming a Russian Orthodox wedding ceremony in the present.
17 Jan 2022 · Chekhov’s Motifs (2002) Director: Kira Muratova. This 2002 film by legendary Ukrainian director Kira Muratova brings together two of Chekhov’s works: his short story Difficult People (1886) and his one-act play Tatyana Repina (1889), which was penned as a humorous response to a play of the same name by the writer’s friend, Aleksei Suvorin ...
