Already causing a stir since its release last week, the new Russian movie of Bulgakov's classic allegory is set to release in further territories over the coming months.
For those who haven't read it, the novel has two parallel plots - in the first, atheist Russia is visited by the Devil who questions everything he sees and in the second Pontius Pilate faced with a populist preacher claiming to be the son of God wonders how he ever ended up in this situation. The movie adds a third layer as Bulgakov, a playwright is faced with a ban on his new play about Pilate and wonders (a) how he can keep out of trouble and (b) recycle the hours of work he's already put into it.
"A famous writer is censored by the Soviet state: his novel is banned, and the theatrical premier of his new play about Pontius Pilate - canceled. In just a few days he becomes an outcast. Inspired by these misfortunes the writer conceives a new novel in which the devil, named Woland, satirically revenges all those responsible for the writer's downfall. He knows this novel can never be published in the USSR, but Margarita - his muse pushes him to write it no matter what."
Glorious cinematography, pinpoint characterisation and rich elements of fantasy, I predict the movie will become a classic:
For those who haven't read it, the novel has two parallel plots - in the first, atheist Russia is visited by the Devil who questions everything he sees and in the second Pontius Pilate faced with a populist preacher claiming to be the son of God wonders how he ever ended up in this situation. The movie adds a third layer as Bulgakov, a playwright is faced with a ban on his new play about Pilate and wonders (a) how he can keep out of trouble and (b) recycle the hours of work he's already put into it.
"A famous writer is censored by the Soviet state: his novel is banned, and the theatrical premier of his new play about Pontius Pilate - canceled. In just a few days he becomes an outcast. Inspired by these misfortunes the writer conceives a new novel in which the devil, named Woland, satirically revenges all those responsible for the writer's downfall. He knows this novel can never be published in the USSR, but Margarita - his muse pushes him to write it no matter what."
Glorious cinematography, pinpoint characterisation and rich elements of fantasy, I predict the movie will become a classic:
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