The docudrama of a destiny: Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu

Dumitru Olarescu,Institute Of Cultural Heritage, Republic Of Moldova

doi:10.52603/arta.2021.30-2.13

Abstract

First, a brief excursion is made in the evolution of the historical-biographical film in the Republic of Moldova by highlighting the stages and personalities from the history of this category of non-fiction films. The research focuses on the televised historical-biographical film Evocare. Bogdan Petriceicu Hașdeu/Evocation. Bogdan Petriceicu Hașdeu – a co-production of Romanian filmmakers (Romanian Television Film Studio) and the Republic of Moldova (State Company Teleradio Moldova) – dedicated to the eminent personality of the history of our culture – Bogdan Petriceicu Hașdeu. The authors of the film managed to evoke the multiple activity of the protagonist (writer, poet, playwright, scientist, folklorist and also the most dramatic moments of his troubled destiny. Some similarities and differences in the aesthetic conditions of the TV film and the one for the screen are revealed. The aesthetic peculiarities of the televised historical-biographical film were highlighted, the premises of its approach to docudrama – a species with a perspective of the non-fiction film.

Highlights

A brief excursion is made in the evolution of the historical-biographical film in the Republic of Moldova by highlighting the stages and personalities from the history of this category of non-fiction films
The authors of the film managed to evoke the multiple activity of the protagonist
De după cadru, de un monolog interior, în care autorii filmului au integrat meditațiile lui Bogdan Petriceicu Hașdeu despre sensul vieții, despre pierderea celei mai dragi ființe, fiica Iulia

Summary

Introduction

A brief excursion is made in the evolution of the historical-biographical film in the Republic of Moldova by highlighting the stages and personalities from the history of this category of non-fiction films. În majoritatea cazurilor discursul audiovizual al filmului televizat, mai ales al filmului istorico-biografic, care dispune de același material documentar, evoluează în aceleași condiții ca și un film pentru ecran, începând cu fondul ideatic și ajungând la viziunile autorilor din perspectiva compozițională, dramaturgică, caracterologică (a protagoniștilor) ș.

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