Turning (2002 film) explained

Turning
Native Name:	Russian: Превращение
Director:	Valery Fokin
Music:	Aleksandr Bakshi
Cinematography:	Igor Klebanov
Editing:	Lidiya Volokhova
Released:	October 17, 2002
Studio:	Mosfilm
Runtime:	80 min.
Country:	Russia
Language:	Russian

Turning (Russian: Превращение|Prevrashchenie) is a 2002 Russian drama film directed by Valery Fokin.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Plot

The film tells about an exemplary family man who had a nightmare, after which he turned into a disgusting insect.^[4]

Cast

• Yevgeny Mironov as Gregor Samsa^[5]
• Igor Kvasha as father
• Tatyana Lavrova as mother
• Avangard Leontiev as manager
• Natalya Shvets as sister^[6]
• Leonid Timtsunik as shop owner
• Lyudmila Polyakova as new maid

Critical response

According to film critic Lidiya Maslova, "the main miscalculation is the choice of Yevgeny Mironov for the main role. Mironov does not condescend to transform himself. He remains not so much a man, but a movie star who crawls on the floor on his stomach and sometimes arrogantly wiggles his fingers and toes".^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Дела шутейные. Спектакль «Шутники» театра «Сатирикон». rewizor.ru.
2. Web site: В Музее им. Бахрушина открылась фотовыставка мастеров театральной сцены. mk.ru.
3. https://regnum.ru/news/2664839.html В Минкультуры РФ одобрили субсидирование десяти российских фильмов
4. Web site: Превращение (2002). kinopoisk.ru. ru.
5. Web site: (Ре)презентация «Превращения»: Фокин, Кафка, Магритт и проблема кинематографической адаптации. kinozapiski.ru. ru.
6. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328279/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Turning (2002) Full Cast / Crew
7. Web site: Рождённый ползать. kommersant.ru. ru.