description The Overcoat Overview
The Overcoat is a 1926 Soviet drama film adapted from Nikolai Gogol’s short stories. Directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg, it explores themes present in “Nevsky Prospekt” and “The Overcoat.” The film was produced as a cinematic interpretation of the literary works.
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info The Overcoat Specifications
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Year | 1926 |
help The Overcoat FAQ
Does the 1926 film follow Gogol's The Overcoat exactly?
Not exactly. Screenwriters Yuri Tynyanov and Andrei Kostrichkin combined material from The Overcoat with elements of Gogol's Nevsky Prospekt.
Who directed The Overcoat and what film movement were they associated with?
Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg directed the film in 1926. They were leading figures in FEKS, the Factory of the Eccentric Actor, an experimental Soviet theater and film collective.
Who plays the Gogol-inspired clerk in The Overcoat?
Andrei Kostrichkin plays Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin, the impoverished government clerk. His performance uses the exaggerated physical style associated with Soviet silent cinema and FEKS.
Is The Overcoat a silent film?
Yes, The Overcoat was made during the silent era and relies on intertitles, expressive acting, and visual composition. It predates the Soviet Union's transition to synchronized sound films in the 1930s.
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