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This study focuses on tracing the transformation of the protagonist Count Alexander Rostov from a dominant form of masculinity, called hegemonic masculinity, to an ethical, affective, and relational responsibility. Rather than directing the focal point toward the fall of men, the study draws the decline of masculine authority from its aristocratic composure. As the events take place during the post-revolutionary Russian era, the study analyzes Rostov\u2019s confinement within a closed enclosure as an inward moral recalibration. Rostov\u2019s relationships with Nina as an instructor, with Anna as a partner, and with Sofia as a father present a progressive arc of masculinity from the initial stage of emotional literacy to romantic intimacy and ethical maturity. The research uses qualitative textual and visual analysis and synthesizes the frameworks of RW Connell\u2019s hegemonic masculinity, habitus, and caring masculinity. The study also focuses on cinematic grammar, such as framing, lighting, deliberate pacing, and gestures, to perform masculinity\u2019s ethical evolution. The traditional Russian context of endurance and restraint makes the adaptation read as culturally specific. Despite that, it resonates globally with post-patriarchal masculinity. The investigation concludes that the \u201cA Gentleman in Moscow\u201d series offers a model for ethical masculinity grounded not in power but in care.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fsoc.2026.1816505","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,26]],"date-time":"2026-05-26T04:40:05Z","timestamp":1779770405000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Hegemony to humanity: reimagining masculinity through Sam Miller\u2019s adaptation of A Gentleman in Moscow"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"A. 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