DOI 10.51955/2312-1327_2025_3_ 

Anna L. Shadrina 

Abstract. Fairy tale is constantly changing during cultural evolution and technological progress adapting to the new realities through embracing many modern discourses. As a result, a new (hybrid) discourse is being formed, characterized by certain style and plot features. In this article, we make an attempt to analyze one of these hybrid discourses: namely fairy tale film discourse. Taking into account that the main representative of the fairy tale film discourse is a screen adaptation of a magical folktale, the analysis is carried out by studying lexical, semantic and stylistic features of its film dialogue (verbal component). The analysis reveals factors that can influence the relationship between the film version of the fairy tale and its literary basis. The preservation of the main conflict, basic values and main characteristics of the classic fairy tale in the film text as well as the creative development of the original are elucidated. Additionally, some ways of creating a comic effect in fairy tale film discourse are highlighted.

Keywords: discourse, discourse analysis, fairy tale film discourse, film text, film dialogue, screen adaptation, German folktales, Grimms’ fairy tales.

Download article in PDF 342.7 kB