The Eccentricity of Male and Female Characters in the Film “Balzaminov’s Marriage”

The article deals with the visualization of eccentric acting techniques in Russian cinema as exemplified by the film ‘‘Balzaminov’s Marriage’’ (directed by K. Voinov, 1964). The purpose of the study is to analyze the essential acting methods when creating comic characters. In the course of the work, the main techniques of acting have been identified, the difference in applying them for the creation of male and female images has been found; the dominant means of expression have been defined, including the author's innovative ways of visualizing characteristic images.