Character History
Viy is a creature from East Slavic Folklore, as well as the character of the same name Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol, the author of the writings "Evening on the farm near Dikanka", "May night, or a drowning" and others. In mythology it was believed that the demon kills with his gaze any living being. In traditional ideas, the eyes of the monsters are closed with huge eyelids and eyelashes that it cannot raise without any help. Gogol has a character undergoing some changes other than mythological.History of character creation
The note to the book Nikolai Gogol writes about the history of the creation of the story that the basis of the work was the folk legends recorded by them from the words of eyewitnesses and those who were close to them. Literary studies proposes to evaluate the character of Gogol as a descendant of a creature capable of killing a look. Researchers note that the meaning of the word "vii" is associated with the Ukrainian "BI", meaning "eyelashes".
As an etymological basis, the word "torture" is considered, since the feet of creatures are depicted in the form of intertwined roots. The Ukrainian legend reads: To raise the eyelids, the help of several people was needed, the vilails of the dismantled eyelashes of the demon. The mind of the monster is capable not only to destroy life, but also to incite the city. Some historians mention the similarity of the image of vigorous, as in one of the fairy tales, the immortal hero also had to spread the eyelids through the Vil.
Gogol's creativity researchers consider the image of the pagan god Veles Prototype Viya. He was pursued by the Orthodox Church. The description of the deadly watching of the character turns to the legend of the Saint Kasyan and Sheudivy Bunyak. Both could kill, using a look. In common, a less terrible image of Viya is voiced. Under it, Ukrainians often understand the supreme gnome with centuries, descending to the Earth.
It is curious that the analogy of Viya is found in folklore of different nations. Lithuanians Vieon is a patron of livestock. In the Baltic Pantheon, there was a deity named Velce, Antipode of Prune. In Kiev Rus, the statue of Perun was located on the hills, and the wooden image of Veles - at the bottom of the city.
Via and plot
According to the plot of Gogol "Viya", Bursaki Kiev seminary is departed at home. Three heroes - Homa Brut, Halyava and Tiberius Gorodets - lose the right path and decide to ask for a night on the nearest farm. They will be brought by an old woman, which puts a strange condition: they will be slandered in different places. Khoma Bruut, who remained for the night in Sheep's sheep, is ready to sleep immediately. Suddenly, the old woman appears here, jumps on the seminar's shoulders and saddles a guy as a stallion.Together with an unexpected burden, the young man swears under the heavens, realizing that the hostess was a witch. Homa assumes the god of prayer, feeling that the power of the old woman weakens. By improving the moment, the guy himself jumps on the back and begins to beat the full. The witch shouts, falls to the ground, and suddenly Brut sees in front of him young beauty. In fear, the hero runs back to Kiev.
Later, the rector reports the visit of the Cossacks sent to take the guy to a rich century for farewell to his dead daughter. It turned out to be a Pannochka before his death wished her whom. Surprised Sotnik is trying to learn how daughter and brutged acquaintance, but the seminarian himself does not understand where the girl could know him. Just looking at the deceased, the guy recognizes the witch in it, which he himself recently beaten.
Before the dark, the hero dines with the Cossacks who tell about what was the witch Pannachka. At night, the seminarist is left alone with a coffin in the church. The guy, silence around himself a circle, begins to pray at the closet. At midnight, the deceased rises to kill him. The protecting circle turned out to be a magical guard, which allowed Bursaku to escape. With the first crude rooster, the girl again falls into the coffin, whose cover slams.
The next day Khoma sleeps, drinking the horinet, and with the onset of darkness becomes silent and thoughtful. When the seminarist is closed in the church, he again draws around the pollist, the saving circle that does not allow the Pannachka to get it. On this night, the Church is the other evil spirits, but the hero continues to read prayers until the cock shocks. After the second service, the brutal is derived from the church gray.
The character pray for the centurion to let him go, but he threatens to punish Homa. On the third night, Pannochka, realizing that herself would not cope with the protective forces of the seminar, calls for Viya. Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol describes a fantastic creature by a clip demon with strong limbs. All he was placed land, and the face framed huge eyelids, falling to the earth. At the time of the appearance of the monster, the wolf team is heard. It is capable of not killing a look, but to eliminate the protection that Slavic charms is supported.
Viy demands to raise him the eyelids, which makes demons. Homa, forcing himself not to look at the monster, still throws a look at the monster. Wiray indicates the location of the hero, and the demons are spread with a seminarist, do not hear the first crock of the rooster. Khoma dies, and with dawn all the evil disappears.
The place of action that the author chose for the narration is unusual. The church is a conductor between the world of living and the dead, the space that is becoming an intermediary for existing under the sun and underground. The description of the church inspires trembling and horror. Gogol talks about the temple not as a sanctuary, but as a dark dilapidated room, intended for the struggle of good and evil.
See in films
Domestic cinema offers audience a lot of shields filmed through the plot of the work of Nikolai Gogol. Genre of paintings - Mystic, fantasy. Movies refer to different epochs and allow you to analyze the formation of the art of special effects in the Soviet and Russian filmmaking. In 1909 the first tape came out. The project of Vasily Goncharova turned out to be the first film of horrors shot in Russia. It was a mute short film. In 1916, Vladislav Oldevich was removed the picture for Viy.
The most successful and popular cinery of the plot, composed by Gogol, was the painting of 1967. She was created by Konstantin Ershov and George Kropachev, and the actors Natalia Varley and Leonid Kuravlev were starring. The director did the project unforgettable and allowed to feel the merging of a romantic and realistic principle characteristic of the literary work. The tape is considered a classic film "VIA". The picture saw 30 million Soviet spectators at the box office, forever remembered the flying coffin Pannachka. This coffin was made specifically for filming in three copies.
In 2014, 3D-film Oleg Stepchenko "Viy", in which Valery Zolotukhin participated, as well as young actors Alexey Chadov and Agnia Ditkovskite. The director created the original "reading" of Gogol Tale, putting new accents in it, introducing new storylines and characteristics of heroes. The film included quotes from the text of Nikolai Gogol.
In 2017, Yegor Baranov addressed the heroes of Gogol works. In 2018, the director offered the public to the public under the name "Gogol. Viy. " The role of the writer in the film was played by Alexander Petrov. The picture was mystical and exciting.
Interesting Facts
The work of Gogol has many mysteries, and shooting films in the story of the story accumulated interesting facts.- It is known that during the scene in the 1967 painting, the technique made a failure, and the actress Natalia Varley fell out of the coffin. By the lucky chance, the performer of the role of Pannochka picked up Leonid Kuravlev.
- The shooting of the film was held immediately in three Ukrainian churches.
- For the role of Viya, the artist of the circus Nikolai Stepanov was invited. The rest of the demons also performed the artists of the circus and athletes.
Quotes
Sit me the eyelids: I do not see!Bibliography
- 1833 - "Viy"
Filmography
- 1967 - "Viy"
- 1990 - "Holy Place"
- 2006 - "Witch"
- 2014 - "Viy"
- 2018 - "Gogol. Viy "