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"The Master and Margarita" had freakish humor. nt

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In Reply to: RE: I will try to fit it in the stream of light and mindless French comedies posted by Victor Khomenko on December 08, 2011 at 08:57:41

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It was OK, but the best film on Bulgakov's prose, bar none, was... - Victor Khomenko 13:51:46 12/08/11 (1)
...Heart of a Dog.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096126/

In that book Bulgakov pulled all the stops, and showed himself as world class master of satire... it is one of the most brilliant works of the Russian 20th century literature, and the film does that work justice with both directing and acting.

Take my word for it - that movie is special.

What... me paying ten bucks???

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HEART-DOG-1988-Mikhail-Bulgakov-DVD-NEW-/250644736630?pt=US_DVD_HD_DVD_Blu_ray&hash=item3a5b972a76
- 10 AMERICAN dollars? Whew.... Okay, I'll probably take the plunge, but I wish you'd open a Russian - tinear 13:13:57 12/09/11 (0)
  DVD rental program.
  BTW, I just got "Satantango" and "Damnation" from my public library. After "Werckmeister Harmonies," I just have a Tarr frame of mind and, though I tried to watch Kubrick's, "Lolita," yesterday, it just seemed too.... mannered. Back to grey Hungary, for me.

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