Fairy Tales. Fantasy and Fiction in World Cinema

"THE MATERIAL INFORMATION WAS PRODUCED BY A FOREIGN AGENT ANTON VLADIMIROVICH DOLIN, OR THE MATERIAL INFORMATION RELATES TO THE ACTIVITIES OF THIS FOREIGN AGENT." James Cameron and Hayao Miyazaki, Steven Spielberg and Guillermo del Toro, Christopher Nolan, Lars von Trier - the heroes of Anton Dolin's new book. The main storytellers of world cinema find ways to bring us back to childhood - the age of fantastic hopes, undeniable fears, and absurd faith in a happy ending. What explains the grand success of "Avatar"? What do the infantile Tintin and the courageous Indiana Jones have in common? Why do the heroes in all of Miyazaki's animated films soar into the sky? Analyzing the fairy tale puzzles of modern cinema one by one, the author examines the universes of these masters, in part thanks to unique interviews. You will discover whether Tolkien would have approved of Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings"? Was "The Shape of Water" a response to the Soviet "Amphibian Man"? Can showrunners save the life of another character that George Martin intended to kill? Welcome to the world of Anton Dolin's fairy tales!