{"id":10737,"date":"2011-01-31T15:43:18","date_gmt":"2011-01-31T20:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=10737"},"modified":"2011-01-31T22:14:42","modified_gmt":"2011-02-01T03:14:42","slug":"elena-bychkova-and-express-course-of-buddhism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2011\/01\/31\/elena-bychkova-and-express-course-of-buddhism\/","title":{"rendered":"Elena Bychkova on &#8216;Express-Course of Buddhism&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/russian_films_in_ny_post-card2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/russian_films_in_ny_post-card2-e1296494209942.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"russian_films_in_ny_post card2\" width=\"270\" height=\"322\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10745\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>This Tuesday, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tribecacinemas.com\/calendar\/#114225429\"> North American premiere<\/a> of Elena Bychkova\u2019s short film, <\/em>Express-Course of Buddhism<em>, will screen at Tribeca Cinemas in New York City. The film follows the train journey of a Russian teenager who retreats from the grim realities of Russian manhood into a pop fantasy of Buddhist enlightenment, gleaned largely from the Internet. Bychkova, who was born in Siberia and holds a degree from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, joins fellow Russian independent filmmakers Sergey Groznov, Anton Koskov, and Roman Karimov in a residency cohosted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cecartslink.org\/wordpress\/2011\/01\/07\/russian_filmmakers_at_sundance_and_in_nyc\/\">CEC ArtsLink<\/a> and the Sundance Film Festival.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s odd to think of Buddhism in a Russian context. Why was it a theme you wanted to explore?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I noticed various young people pretend to be Buddhist, when in reality they just had no other way to spend their time. They\u2019d use it as a pretext to hang out, without even giving much thought to what Buddhism must actually be about. There are also quite a number of people, especially young ones, who, without even thinking of the context of the religion, without practicing Buddhism, would take a phrase from that context and use it to justify their actions, whether they were right, or, as in most cases, wrong. I thought it was a peculiar cultural occurrence. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Your films have won awards in both Russia and Europe. Is there a difference in the way Russians and Europeans appreciate your work? Do they take different things away from it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Frankly, I don\u2019t really see much difference between Russian and European perceptions of my films. I do see a difference in perception by different age groups. In Russia, <em>Express-Course of Buddhism<\/em> received all of its awards from small independent festivals organized by young people. Despite the fact that I received a grand jury award from the film festival held by the university I graduated from, the dean told me he would think twice before presenting the film to the Russian First Lady, who usually gets copies of all the winning films. <em>Surprise<\/em> seems to be well received by everyone regardless of age. I found it interesting that the audience at the Abu-Dhabi Film Festival in the Arab Emirates reacted to the film exactly like the audience in Russia.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><strong>What first inspired you to make films? Who are the directors who have had the greatest impact on your work?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You may laugh, but it all started from a dream I had one night. In the dream, I saw that I had to become a filmmaker, so a year later I decided to go to film school, and another year later I was enrolled there. <\/p>\n<p>The directors\u2026 Tod Solondz, Jim Jarmusch, and Tom DiCillo, although my favorite movie is <em>Breathless<\/em> by Jean-Luc Godard. I watch it over and over. There is one more person who influenced me greatly: Yuri Arabov, the scriptwriter for all of Sokurov\u2019s films.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In your own words you enjoy \u201cwatching and seeing.\u201d How does this show up in your work as a director? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What I said relates mostly to my everyday life, the routine. I do like to observe. For instance, when you see people in real life, people who are standing far enough away that you can see them but not hear what they\u2019re saying, I might think they hate each other, but as I come closer I see that they are simply having a lively conversation. I often notice that people say one thing while their body language signals something entirely different. I like to use this in my work. 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