Daniil Kharms

Writing

Daniil Kharms

Born December 30, 1905 · Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (Russia)

Died February 2, 1942 · aged 36

Daniil Ivanovich Kharms was an early Soviet-era Russian avant-gardist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist.

Known For

Gogol online: Kharms. MyrGogol online: Kharms. Myr · 2020
Gogol online: Kharms. Myr
7.02020
Movie
A small but powerful orchestra with strict melodies and rhythms in the spirit of “Avia” unleashes a mechanical frenzy: artists under a thick layer of make-up are throwing replicas from Harms' stories and notebooks. Ultimately, this plotless musical by Maxim Didenko with the artists of the Gogol Center claims to incarnate (literally, from the word “flesh”) the universe of a unique writer, the demiurge of a dislocated reality.
Charm's IncidentsCharm's Incidents · 1996
Charm's Incidents
7.01996
MovieComedy
Humourous interpretation of the poems and writings of Soviet dadaist Daniil Charms. These are organized into a sequence, suggesting a storyline, about a poor Russian poet who lives in Vienna, falls in love and has several bizarre adventures.
Concert For A RatConcert For A Rat · 1995
Concert For A Rat
6.81995
MovieDramaScience Fiction
The rat lives in a cage that stands in the room of a large communal apartment in which the poet lives. The apartment is in the house; House - in the yard-well; The courtyard is in the city; And in the courtyard - 1939 ...In the film there are many newsreel frames of those times, the sound series contains both popular and propagandist songs, both Soviet and German. The plot is divided into many unrelated episodes, which are colorized in different colors. The author claims that everything shown should be understood outside of symbolism: everything in the film means only itself.
ClowneryClownery · 1989
Clownery
5.41989
MovieDramaComedy
The tragicomedy of the absurd, is based on the works of Daniil Kharms (1905-1942). Trying to recreate reality 30s, who came to the flowering of creativity Harms, the director plays the style of filming, acting at that time and enters into the picture, "the aged" sound. Thus, it is possible to achieve maximum reliability of the author's text and sound to help the viewer to immerse themselves in the atmosphere in which he lived and worked classic absurdity. This is - a world of illusions, allusions and associations, reflecting a stream of consciousness of the creator living in an era of silence.
AutobiographyAutobiography · 1987
Autobiography
1987
MovieComedy
A short film based on the works of Daniil Kharms.
The Surprised WatchmanThe Surprised Watchman · 2025
The Surprised Watchman
2025
MovieAnimation
At the border between the earthly and the otherworldly sits an old watchman, observing a fly. His thoughts are interrupted by a strange young man who asks, “How do I get to heaven?” What follows is an absurd, at times comical and unsettling dialogue filled with mistrust and irony. The watchman, bound by routine, faces something beyond logic. The young man, without a ticket but full of conviction, insists heaven awaits him. In the quiet, mysterious ending, the young man vanishes, leaving only a white feather — and a question: what was that? A short animated parable about boundaries, misunderstanding, and the mystery of crossing worlds, with absurdist humor in the spirit of Kharms or Kafka.
Plyukh and PlikhPlyukh and Plikh · 1984
Plyukh and Plikh
1984
MovieAnimation
Two ordinary boys, brothers Paul and Peter, rescue two little dogs from the evil Kaspar Schlich.
Hag-KharmsHag-Kharms · 1991
Hag-Kharms
1991
MovieComedy
An old woman invades the home of a lonely writer and dies. Soon she becomes his obsession, which is impossible to get rid of.

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