The lecture will analyze summer cinema through the costumes of the characters: cotton dresses, sneakers for travel, green chiffon, swimsuits, and other details. Summer cinema is remembered for its plot, the faces of the actors, and how its heroes look. A light dress, comfortable sneakers, a swimsuit, an open shirt, or an unexpected fabric can tell more about a character than a long monologue. The costume captures a person's state: readiness for travel, desire to please, aspiration for freedom, courage, awkwardness, or a sudden change in life. The lecturer is Ekaterina Bychkova, an art, fashion, and design historian, methodologist at the State Hermitage Museum, and collector. Register on Timepad. Where to go in St. Petersburg today, find on our website.