The Peculiarities of the Reception of the Literary Works of F.M. Dostoevsky in the European Cinematography of the 1 st Third of the XXth Century (on the Example of the German and Italian Cinematography)

The article discusses the main features of the interpretation of the works of F.M. Dostoevsky in the German and Italian cinematography of the 1st third of the XXth century. The author explores the films of the era in question, based on the works of F.M. Dostoevsky, in the context of the history of the development of European cinema. The specification of the reception of the writer's literary works in the era of silent cinema is characterized, the ability to convey the psychologism of the literary works and the peculiarities of the characters of the heroes without dialogues is investigated.