Quotations of Classical Music as the Basis of Leit-Thematism in the Film Interpretation of Leo Tolstoy’s Novel “Anna Karenina” (USA, 1997, Directed by B. Rose)

Abstract

The paper aims to analyse the use of classical musical works as the main leitmotifs, as well as the influence of the music chosen by the creators of the film on the viewer’s perception of onscreen action. The scientific novelty of the study lies in choosing for analysis Bernard Rose’s film “Anna Karenina” (USA, 1997) based on the eponymous novel by Leo Tolstoy, the musical component of which involves exclusively classical music. As a result of the study, the author comes to the conclusion that the use of fragments from P. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 and S. Rachmaninoff’s “Elegy” as the main leitmotifs allowed the director to make the film more spiritual, profound and closer to the Russian worldview.