"The Overcoat" (Russian: Шине́ль, romanized: Shinél; also translated as "The Cloak" or "The Mantle") is a short story by Nikolai Gogol, published in 1843. The story has had a great influence on Russian literature. Eugène-Melchior de Vogüé, discussing Russian realist writers, said: "We all came out from under Gogol's Overcoat" (a quote often misattributed to Dostoevsky). Writing in 1941, Vladimir Nabokov described "The Overcoat" as "The greatest Russian short story ever written".
Adaptations (3)
The Overcoat has been adapted into 3 films, from 1954 to 2011. The most recent is The Girl in the White Coat (2011).
The Awakening1954 · film · IMDb ↗"The Awakening" is a 1954 short drama film of Douglas Fairbanks Presents anthology series based on Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Overcoat".
The Bespoke Overcoat1956 · film · 36 min · dir. Jack Clayton · IMDb ↗IMDb7.1A humble clerk yearns for an overcoat, but his employer's refusal and his subsequent death lead him to return as a ghost, determined to claim the garment with the help of a tailor friend.
The Girl in the White Coat2011 · film · 113 min · dir. Darrell Wasyk · IMDb ↗IMDb6.9Elise, a factory worker who lives in isolation and is tormented by her co-workers, decides that despite her lack of money, she must get her coat fixed. A case of mistaken identity pulls her into events she had not intended. (Wikipedia)
