Stanislav Lem and Cinema. The Eternal Misunderstanding of Man and the Unknown
Yaroslav Pidgora-Gvyazdovsky
film critic14.9.2021, 18:30
Conference hall of the Center for Urban History
Like every science fiction writer, Stanislav Lem tried to go beyond the known to feel, see, and get to know the unknown. And sometimes he succeeded. In literature, but not in cinema. About 40 adaptations of Lem's works have been produced, but it is considered that none came close to what Lem and his readers knew. Why? Film critic and fan of Stanislav Lem, Yaroslav Pidgora-Gvyazdovsky, will try to explain this in his lecture.
Moderator: Anastasia Kholyavka
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Yaroslav Pidgora-Gvyazdovsky
film criticHe graduated from the Institute of Journalism at Taras Shevchenko Kyiv State University. He has worked in journalism for over 25 years. He has published over 3,000 materials in various genres. He was the editor of the “Cinema” section of the “SHO” magazine, the editor-in-chief of the magazine “Kino Digest”, the editor-in-chief of the Ukrainian representative office of the international magazine Total Film. The festival “Film Resurrection Week of the Executed Renaissance” started. He worked as a press attaché at the State Agency of Ukraine for
Cinematography. He created a program about movies on the Espresso TV channel. He participated in the creation of the Union of Film Critics of Ukraine, the festival “Week of Film Critics”, and later – co-initiated the award of the Union of Film Critics “Kinokolo”. Member of the Union of Film Critics of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Film Academy, the Union of Journalists of Ukraine.
This lecture finalizes the seminar "Stanislav Lem: Trauma And Art" and is part of the program "The City and Trauma: Conversations in a Year of Lem," organized by the Center for Urban History and Cafe Philosophique Lviv as a part of the 100th Anniversary of Stanislaw Lem program in cooperation with Lviv City Council and Choven Publishing House.
