The article reveals the problem of time materialization in texts by Andrei Platonov and in theory of cinematography by Andrei Tarkovsky. The author compares the positions by Platonov and Tarkovsky concerning time representation in space. On the basis of the comparison the differentiation between the time-fact of Tarkovsky and the time reality of Platonov is made. The paper brings to light temporality ambivalence in prose by Platonov that enlarges and deepens the theory by Tarkovsky with the problem of the social acceleration of the literary text.