Ivan Mozzhukhin's Acting Style: Beyond the Kuleshov Effect

Johannes Riis

doi:10.3167/proj.2018.120215

Ivan Mozzhukhin's Acting Style: Beyond the Kuleshov Effect

Johannes Riis

Institut for Kommunikation

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Abstract

A study of Ivan Mozzhukhin's use of distinct and indistinct kinds of expressiveness in his film performances suggests that he has been unfairly associated with the idea that character emotions can be constructed at the editing table, independent of what the actor does. This is corroborated by a study of experiments which aim to replicate a famous experiment by Lev Kuleshov, as well as archival findings.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Projections: The Journal for Movies and Mind
Vol/bind	12
Udgave nummer	2
Sider (fra-til)	137-158
Antal sider	22
ISSN	1934-9688
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3167/proj.2018.120215
Status	Udgivet - 1 dec. 2018

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Det Humanistiske Fakultet
acting
style analysis
Mozzhukhin
Kuleshov

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