Visualization of political regimes in film contexts

Abstract

The work investigates the issue of visualizing political regimes in film contexts. The aim is to determine how film contexts of political regimes influence the representation of these regimes in visual culture. Binary (direct, based on the principle of dissimilarity of systems), temporal (asynchronous), and longitudinal comparison methods are applied, along with the methodological approach of structural functionalism. Using the example of one plot (Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace"), adapted into films in different countries and times, the impact of political regimes on cinema is analyzed, as well as the values promoted by cinema in accordance with the political regime and ideology. The main research findings indicate that political regimes influence cinema to enhance the legitimacy of power. Through film contexts, they influence the worldview orientations of citizens, employing trigger patterns, and embed certain stereotypes and thinking templates within society.