Ovtchinnikova, Dressing Poetics - The Costume-Image in Soviet Poetic Cinema

This study explores the role of costume in Soviet poetic cinema, a cinematic phenomenon that emerged in the Soviet Union during the 1960s, known for its visual experimentation, auteurist approach to filmmaking and historico- mythical themes. Taking a previously unexplored aspect of the school's creative expression, this research places costume at the center of its examination of this cinematic phenomenon. Focusing on three iconic films — The Colour of Pomegranates (1969), The Plea (1967), and...