Representation features of the inserted text in the film adaptation of the novel “Zuleikha opens her eyes” by Guzel Yakhina

Abstract

The article considers the peculiarity of fairy tale inserted transmission about the bird Semrug from the novel “Zuleikha opens her eyes” by Guzel Yakhina in the film adaptation directed by Egor Anashkin (2020). As a result of the comparative analysis of the fairy tale and the film in terms of structure, plot-motive organization, image system, context, the peculiarities of the representation of “text in text” are revealed. In summary, conclusions about the significance of the changes made to the script relative to the original source, as well as about the reasons for the preservation of individual fragments of the fairy tale are made.

Keywords

• film adaptation
• insert text
• “text in text”
• main text
• novel
• film interpretation
• editing
• fairy tale
• representation