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In Reply to: If you love classics, get your $44 ready posted by Victor Khomenko on June 30, 2006 at 15:43:09:

compared to C & P and The Karamazov Bros.
You say the movie is... interesting, throughout?

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Victor, in your praise of Crime and Punishment (1969), you don't - tinear 15:19:16 07/01/06 (1)
mention what all critics have noted is a key problem with it: the omission of Raskalnikov's gulag redemption, laid off as capitulation to the Soviet censors.
I must admit, ignorant as I am of this version, that this failure is like cutting Christ's crucifixion words, "Lord, why has thou forsaken me."
I'll see it, anyhow, but that seems to be a very damning decision.
- Re: Victor, in your praise of Crime and Punishment (1969), you don't - Victor Khomenko 15:36:11 07/01/06 (0)
  I suspect you are way ahead of me on this one. I saw the film when it came out in 1969, and I most likely was not aware of this element. My memory locked in many other things, most importantly the Smoktunovsky's performance (in my mind absolutely superb... and you have to absorb his voice and speech manner) and to a somewhat lesser extent Taratorkin's. Plus the whole atmosphere that was I thought presented extremely well, especially as it was filmed on the familiar locations.
  If you could point me in the direction of one such review I would be curious.
Read all three many years ago... - EBerlin 19:27:00 06/30/06 (3)
...at the time The Idiot was my favorite, although I loved them all.
- Re: Read all three many years ago... - Victor Khomenko 06:00:17 07/01/06 (2)
  You probably know that all three had wonderful films made on them - I don't know how easy those are to find with English subtitles, but all would be very worth the time - plus the old Idiot by Pyriev, who also did the Karamazov's.
  - This one is probably good - Victor Khomenko 06:18:32 07/01/06 (0)
    I mean in terms of video and the sound, as the film is great and the two lead actors wonderful.
    http://www.russiandvd.com/store/product.asp?sku=35110&lang=eng (Open in New Window)
  - No, actually I didn't... - EBerlin 06:18:09 07/01/06 (0)
    ...I don't as a rule look out for movies made from books I love. If I really love a book I am likely to opt not to see a movie version unless I hear something about it that's particularly intriguing.
The movie is on balance incredible - Victor Khomenko 18:16:54 06/30/06 (3)
VERY few spots that are not quite at the same level, but overall riveting.
It works better, of course, if you know the actors, because many of them have long resume', but even without it I think you will be absorbed.
I will check the version I have - I bought it in Russia... and if it has the subs you are welcome to borrow it.
- I'd be very interested. Now, darn it, I also must re-read The Idiot. - tinear 05:23:21 07/01/06 (2)
  I have The Master & Margarita--- embarrassingly for several months--- and can't seem to muster the energy.
  Anyhow, yes, if it has subtitles. As I mentioned before, my wife has a passable command of Russian (though her spoken skills are very, very rusty) but a running translation is out of the question...
  - Re: I'd be very interested. Now, darn it, I also must re-read The Idiot. - Victor Khomenko 12:01:17 07/01/06 (0)
    The one I have has subtitles, so if or when interested - just let me know!
  - Re: I'd be very interested. Now, darn it, I also must re-read The Idiot. - Victor Khomenko 05:58:19 07/01/06 (0)
    If you have some memory of the book I think you will do alright, as the film is very true to it. I will check the subtitles, maybe tonight.

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