Sergei Prokofiev’s Music for Mikhail Romm’s Film The Queen of Spades

Among the artists-creators who have turned to musical-theatrical or musical-cinematographic interpretation of Alexander Pushkin’s The Queen Spades and thereby risked enter into a dialogue, even polemics with Piotr Tchaikovsky’s immortal opera, Sergei Prokofiev presents striking example. His artistic tandem cinema producer Mikhail Romm was formed in 1936, however, film for various reasons out be inaccessible viewing audience. music project, which failed realized, almost completed by composer has many years attracted conductors producers. Within focus scholarly interest author present article is story creation film, as well its analysis based on art studies. This work turns simultaneously quite organic master’s legacy, possessing traits his style, original, when compared other works connected novelette. Research experience made it possible compensate prior perceptions cinematic composer, also make certain contribution questions dialogue arts and, more broadly, cultural dialogue. Developing itself within framework musical Pushkiniana, sought overcomes space time, initiating invisible connection between past, future.