Muzeum w żałobie. Architektoniczne elegie Aleksandra Sokurowa
Museum is Mourning. Alexandr Sokurov’s Architectural Elegies

Summary/Abstract: The article has been inspired by Rem Koolhaas’s lecture concerning the exhibition space of the Hermitage Museum. The text focuses on the hybrid works of the Russian film director Alexandr Sokurov. In search of the subjective authorial voice, Korczarowska attempts to adapt the theory of the essay film (Laura Rascaroli) to the needs of the analysis. The article provides a detailed interpretation of "Russian Ark" and "Francofonia", exploring in particular the relationship between film essays and architecture. Recognizing Sokurov’s films as architectural essay films (Penelope Haralambidou), Korczarowska concentrates on cinematic representations of the “museum experience” and its relation to the problem of remembrance and historical trauma. In the author’s opinion, Sokurov’s “museum films” can serve as a paradigmatic example of Haralambidou’s thesis that architectural essay films explicitly link the preservation of human memory to architecture.

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