RE: Mostly I'm ....

Posted by Victor Khomenko (M) on January 23, 2010 at 19:17:41

In Reply to: Mostly I'm .... posted by afilado on January 23, 2010 at 18:17:57:

I am glad you liked it... like I said, I consider it a very special movie.

It seems like you have been able to grasp the essence of it, and yes, the movie does great justice to the wonderful book.

I wonder, however, with the subtitles between you and the Bulgakov's prose, how much falls the prey to untranslatable cultural undertones. Bulgakov's language is thick, every word is important, one misses one word in a long sentence and it loses its sharp focus.

A case in point - one of the most poignant parts to professor's monologues was the subject of Disruption... or "Razrukha" in Russian. One will not be able to fully feel the depth of the cuttingly sarcastic remarks without knowing the role that word has played in Soviet propaganda, its importance in the endless rhetoric. "Razrukha" was the all-encompassing excuse for all the bad things that the Revolution brought to the country... of course the bolsheviks "inherited" it, it was "forced" on them, imported and installed by the international aggressors. The professor goes to the heart of the problem, and his analysis is one of the many bright sparkles that populate Bulgakov's work.

The directing, the cinematography, the acting are all outstanding - including the discovery of Vladimir Tolokonnikov - Sharikov, totally unknown to that point.

If you liked this one, you might want to find his other works - particularly his Master and Margarita, and Idiot.

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Topic - "12:" from Russia comes a remake of the American film from 1957, - tinear 08:13:40 01/21/10 (22)

Mikhalkow is rightly despised today by anyone with a sense of decency - Victor Khomenko 20:01:27 01/21/10 (16)

What? The guy did the very excellent, "Burnt by the Sun," - tinear 21:39:58 01/21/10 (13)

I see your quote, and raise you this one... - Victor Khomenko 06:26:55 01/22/10 (12)

Reagan was a Hollywood star, did that concern you? nt - tinear 07:56:21 01/22/10 (11)

Sorry, I fail to see the connection. nt - Victor Khomenko 13:08:20 01/22/10 (10)

He had a history of turning in his former colleagues to the Roy witch hunt, - tinear 14:53:21 01/22/10 (9)

You are not going to get me discuss politics of Reagan vs. Putin, but... - Victor Khomenko 15:07:38 01/22/10 (8)

"Burnt by the Sun....." did you like it? I did, even the second time. nt - tinear 15:31:35 01/22/10 (7)

I liked it at the time, before he planted his tongue up Putin's ass... - Victor Khomenko 16:44:42 01/22/10 (6)

Thanks, but I'm pretty sure it's not available. nt - tinear 21:28:49 01/22/10 (5)

Ta Da! ............. - afilado 08:59:12 01/23/10 (4)

This is amazing! Thank you both, you for the link and Vic for the initial - tinear 21:03:07 01/23/10 (0)

Wow! - Victor Khomenko 11:15:52 01/23/10 (2)

Mostly I'm .... - afilado 18:17:57 01/23/10 (1)

RE: Mostly I'm .... - Victor Khomenko 19:17:41 01/23/10 (0)

I have a sense of decency.... - afilado 21:33:00 01/21/10 (1)

RE: I have a sense of decency.... - Victor Khomenko 06:04:52 01/22/10 (0)

RE: "12:" from Russia comes a remake of the American film from 1957, - Wendell Narrod 15:26:57 01/21/10 (4)

Dunno, it's been so long since I saw the original. nt - tinear 17:27:48 01/21/10 (0)

It's entertaining .... - afilado 16:30:34 01/21/10 (2)

I somewhat agree but definitely it's worth a first viewing. nt - tinear 17:27:19 01/21/10 (1)

Yep, it is worth it to see...... - afilado 17:37:56 01/21/10 (0)

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