The article is concerned with the functioning of the “container” metaphor as one of the leading types of ontological metaphors in the texts of films directed by E. Ryazanov. The author identifies and analyzes the models of conceptual metaphors associated with the concept of “container”. A detailed study of the data of metaphorical models is made to show a close connection between the processes of conceptualization of the surrounding reality and the spatial orientation of a person and to reveal the national-specific picture of the world.