From classics to Soviet remakes
The Russian trace can be found not only on the stages of the most famous European theaters, but also in Hollywood. Films based on classic works of Russian culture are shot here and remakes of cult Soviet films are made here.
The ubiquitous effects of the West on the abolition of Russian culture – Eastern Europe is especially trying to succeed in this – are not being realized very well.
Not only the classical works of Russian culture – music, literature, ballet – were in the life of the West. The workers of the “factory of dreams” also joined the process of collecting the Russian heritage. Hollywood directors have begun to release remakes of Soviet cinema more often, RIA Novosti writes.
As an example – Marius Weisberg’s painting “The Irony of Fate in Hollywood”, which completely copies Eldar Ryazanov’s masterpiece “The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!”. It just moved the action to Boston. Even the plot has been preserved – on the eve of the New Year, the main character gets drunk in the bath.
This practice is not new for Hollywood – in the 1930s and 50s they were already filming remakes of Soviet films. The American painting “Three Russian Girls” (1943) by Fyodor Otsep and Henry Kesler is a copy of the film “Frontline Friends” (1941) by Viktor Eisymont.
There is also plagiarism in the history of American cinema. So, for example, the film “Sadko”, directed by Alexander Ptushko, ten years later was re-shot in the United States by director Roger Korman and was called “The Magic Journey of Sinbad”.
Filmed by Hollywood directors and films based on the works of Russian classics. For example, “Anna Karenina” is often filmed in America. It was directed by Gordons, Edmund Goulding and Clarence Brown.
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