The Jester
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The Jester is a segment from Andrei Tarkovsky’s film "Andrei Rublev," focusing on a wandering fool whose performance and subsequent persecution highlight themes of artistic freedom, social cruelty, and the precarious role of the artist in medieval Russia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Jester (segment) | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film segment
ⓘ
scene ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| criticalReception | often discussed in film scholarship on Tarkovsky ⓘ |
| depicts |
arrest of the jester
ⓘ
mockery of the powerful ⓘ performance before nobles ⓘ torture or persecution of the jester ⓘ |
| director | Andrei Tarkovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionInWork |
foreshadows fate of artists
ⓘ
introduces themes of art and power ⓘ |
| genre | historical drama ⓘ |
| hasCinematicStyle |
long takes
ⓘ
minimalist staging ⓘ naturalistic acting ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | the jester ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Russian countryside
ⓘ
medieval court ⓘ |
| influences | interpretations of Andrei Rublev as a film about artistic responsibility ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | wandering fool ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | Andrei Rublev (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfStructure | episodic narrative of Andrei Rublev ⓘ |
| portrays |
artist as social outcast
ⓘ
conflict between creativity and authority ⓘ |
| positionInWork | early episode ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Andrei Rublev (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | medieval Russia ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
fragility of artistic freedom in oppressive societies
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subversive power of humor ⓘ vulnerability of artists under repression ⓘ |
| theme |
artistic freedom
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censorship ⓘ marginalization ⓘ persecution of the artist ⓘ power and authority ⓘ precarious role of the artist ⓘ social cruelty ⓘ violence ⓘ |
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