Politique culturelle actuelle et représentation du folklore à l’écran

Abstract

This paper deals with the problem of how cultural policy influences the representation of folklore. This issue is being examined by analyzing animated cartoons of the 2000s, released in the USA, Europe, and in post-Soviet countries with a specific focus on Post-Soviet films. Therefore, more attention is paid to full-length cartoons and animated series, because these are major projects requiring serious financial investments. For this reason, they are very much dependent on the cultural, political and ideological situation in link with the financial risks involved. These films are also products of mass culture. Consequently, they should be in tune with the wishes of and be intelligible to wider audiences. Here are a few examples of such animated films which are based on folklore or its literary versions: "