Abstract: The object of this research is the interdisciplinary concept of “canon”, interpreted by the author applicable to cinematographic experience of the prominent European film director Krzysztof Kieslowski. Attention is turned to the possibility of simultaneous analysis of his films with rhetoric about the structural peculiarities of lyrical oeuvre of the philosopher Martin Heidegger. Analyzing the film “Decalogue” and other films, the author comes to the conclusion on the formation of a special historical canon of screen reality in Kieslowski’s films, based on the long emotional experience of the shown events and the utmost emotional suggestion of films consciously created by the film director using the chronotropic elements. The main research method is the film study analysis of Krzysztof Kieslowski’s films based on interpretation of classical, interdisciplinary (art history, culturology) concepts: canon and chronotope. The scientific novelty consists in the synthesis and interpretation of the terms of classical art (canon, chronotope) with the lively, defined individually by the viewer, text of cinematographic work. Another conclusion lies in the statement on the longstanding nature of experiencing the storyline twists of Kieslowski’s films, created in accordance with the laws of historical canon and emotional content of the plot.

Abstract: The subject of this research is the theme of creativity and transformation of the screen image of the world as the paramount elements of development of the director’s style. The object of this research is the films of the prominent Soviet director Gleb Panfilov made in the 1960’s – 1980’s. The author examines the dramaturgical peripeteias of the plot, formation of a particular female image in the films, development of constructive component of the character. Special attention is given to cinematographic analysis of the director’s elements forming the realm of the screen picture of the world and comprising the holistic foundation of perception and suggestive component of the film. The main research method is the film analysis reel,  which is based on aesthetic concepts of the general or cinematographic genesis, as well as includes the review of dramaturgy, characters and plastic means of screen expression. The main conclusion lies in the statement on the gradual development of the images of female characters in the films of Gleb Panfilov from individualizes creator to the creator adapted in society. Synthesis in the analysis of the characteristics of heroes and their impact on the screen picture of the world, allowed the author of the article to draw the conceptual conclusions concerning the changes in the original style of G. Panfilov within the specified timeframe.

Abstract: The subject of this research is the transformation of the screen canon in Russian films of the first decade of the XXI century. The article meticulously analyzes the three new trends characteristic to the films of this period, which in the author’s opinion, reflect the new canonic features of Russian cinematography. The first trend – emergence of a hero able to take action. The second trend pertains to formation of a new mythological structure of the past, visualized in modern national war films. The third trend is associated with delineation of space and functioning of film characters, which forms a new look of a screen worldview. The main conclusion lies in the idea of formation of a new image of full-fledged hero, establishment of a new canon of capturing the spatial elements of screen environment along with the new ideologemes aimed at structural moral-ethical principles of the audience. The concept of canon is justified by the development of figurative language of the films of the first decade of the XXI century.