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Friend just acquired this newly-issued, 16:9, 5.1 5-DVD director's-cut set. (That would be Sergei Bondarchuk.) Says it really does justice to Tolstoy. At 403 minutes it might!Anyone else seen it?
clark
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Now can't wait. Will go directly to the Borodino - should be a treat on a large screen.
d
I see a couple of new swords in your future.
The blurb sez they made over 30,000 consumes for that film. Perhaps some of them still exist - I wouldn't mind walking around Delaware dressed in the Marshall Ney's uniform.
The guy who played Pierre looked a hell of a lot more like Tolstoy's description than Fonda...
With Abel Gance's "Napoleon," it is one of the greatest of epics.
***The guy who played Pierre looked a hell of a lot more like Tolstoy's description than Fonda...The guy who played Pierre (Bondarchuk himself) was twice the Pierre's age. He was not supposed to be Natasha's grandpa.
I have tapes.I didn't like it when it came out, but then I was only 17 at that time.
Over the years I saw again bits and pieces with mixed emotions.
Finally a couple of years ago I bought the set of tapes.
Both my wife and I liked it.
But I have to warn you - you must be in the mood for Russian history and culture to appreciate it, or it might fall flat.
If you are properly primed, then the movie is joy to watch, with all that complexity and diverging and crossing story lines.
Knowing the actors also helps, as this movie was a significant stage in their development - all of them.
Many complained that Bondarchuk did not cast himself well as Pierre - maybe, but I did not find him objectionable, and he is not my favorite actor.
And the war... ah... the WAR!!! The 45 minute Borodino battle simply has no equals in the world cinema - believe me on that one. It is a must, as one must get fully absorbed in the mood of the war to really get the right sensation, and making that scene long plays positive role in that submersion.
It helps tremendously if you know the book, of course, as even that monumental movie leaves certain things unsaid.
And a great companion movie - Waterloo also by Bondarchuk... another battle masterpiece.
nt
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