The aim of the project is to develop a holistic view on the origins and incarnations of film reality by A. Zvyagintsev. The relevance of the project is justified by the lack of a single definition of film reality in philosophy and cultural studies. The novelty of the stated research is that it uses an integral philosophical and cultural analysis of the features of the formation of film reality in the films of A. Zvyagintsev. The results of the research can be used in the educational process, when reading courses on the philosophy of cinema, the morphology of art, and cultural studies. The articles published as a result of the research will introduce the concept of film reality into the active scientific circulation.