The euphoric film: Ivan Vyrypaev’s Euphoria, metacinema and affect

Document Type

Article

Department or Administrative Unit

World Languages

Publication Date

2018

Abstract

This article examines Ivan Vyrypaev’s debut feature film Euphoria (2006) from the perspectives of phenomenological approaches to film and affect theory. The essay situates Euphoria in the context of Vyrypaev’s aesthetics and the New Drama movement. It explores how the film interrogates cultural conventions and viewer expectations, dismantling our habitual notions of cinematic experience. Building on Laura Marks’s theory of haptic visuality and Jennifer Barker’s theorization of the film body, this essay investigates cinematic form, sound and camera work in Euphoria to argue that the film actively seeks to establish an affective and embodied relationship with the viewer.

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This article was originally published in Studies in Russian and Soviet Cinema. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.

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Journal

Studies in Russian and Soviet Cinema

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© 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group

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