Plot Summary:
Adapting two Chekhov works, a student attempts to escape his tyrannical father's household only to wander into an interminable, absurd village church wedding.
Director: Kira Muratova
Producer: Sergei Chliyants
Screenplay: Kira Muratova, Yevgeni Golubenko
Starring:
Sergei Popov as Father Shiryaev
Irina Rakhmanova as Varvara
Philip Panov as Pyotr
Jean-Daniel Lvov as Priest
Nina Ruslanova as Mother
Music: Valentin Silvestrov
Cinematography: Hennadiy Karyuk
Editing: Valentina Oleynik
Director: Kira Muratova
Producer: Sergei Chliyants
Screenplay: Kira Muratova, Yevgeni Golubenko
Starring:
Sergei Popov as Father Shiryaev
Irina Rakhmanova as Varvara
Philip Panov as Pyotr
Jean-Daniel Lvov as Priest
Nina Ruslanova as Mother
Music: Valentin Silvestrov
Cinematography: Hennadiy Karyuk
Editing: Valentina Oleynik
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A Rough and Difficult Watch
FREDDY:
Now this one is rough! A very hard movie to watch, especially because you are going to watch what feels almost like a full orthodox wedding ceremony! Me and Krasnaya both fell asleep 20 minutes before the end, and ended up watching the rest the day after.
Now this one is rough! A very hard movie to watch, especially because you are going to watch what feels almost like a full orthodox wedding ceremony! Me and Krasnaya both fell asleep 20 minutes before the end, and ended up watching the rest the day after.
KRASNAYA:
Phew, Freddie it was really hard. Difficult, close to impossible to enjoy if you don't get into the right mood.
Phew, Freddie it was really hard. Difficult, close to impossible to enjoy if you don't get into the right mood.
A Brilliant Opening Scene Amidst Unbearable Sadness
FREDDY:
I was very excited with the family scene at the beginning of the movie where the father (Sergey Popov) just snaps and goes completely bananas in anger after a very long, annoying and repetitive talk from his family at the dinner table. This was brilliant. The consequence, the father going mad, was 100% matched with the cause. I was laughing like crazy. I will leave the complete scene below our ratings.
I was very excited with the family scene at the beginning of the movie where the father (Sergey Popov) just snaps and goes completely bananas in anger after a very long, annoying and repetitive talk from his family at the dinner table. This was brilliant. The consequence, the father going mad, was 100% matched with the cause. I was laughing like crazy. I will leave the complete scene below our ratings.
KRASNAYA:
Yes, this scene is very emotional! This signature technique of Kira Muratova to repeat the same phrase several times, was brought to the maximum! It is felt that she just wanted to evoke a response from the viewer, and so that everyone on the screen exploded as the father of the family did. In general, in Chekhov's motives, all the characters are equally disgusting, and all their actions caused me unbearable sadness. Kira Muratova showed as much as possible that people are not what they should be. She shows us everyone like some kind of farm pig.
Yes, this scene is very emotional! This signature technique of Kira Muratova to repeat the same phrase several times, was brought to the maximum! It is felt that she just wanted to evoke a response from the viewer, and so that everyone on the screen exploded as the father of the family did. In general, in Chekhov's motives, all the characters are equally disgusting, and all their actions caused me unbearable sadness. Kira Muratova showed as much as possible that people are not what they should be. She shows us everyone like some kind of farm pig.
A Painful But Thought-Provoking Experience
FREDDY:
Unfortunately, apart from the scene I've mentioned and the ending scene, this movie didn't make it for me, it was a painful boring experience. It needed a little Renata Litvinova (link) perhaps? Tomorrow we will watch the last movie of this week's theme (Kira Muratova), The Asthenic Syndrome, which is considered Muratova's masterpiece.
Unfortunately, apart from the scene I've mentioned and the ending scene, this movie didn't make it for me, it was a painful boring experience. It needed a little Renata Litvinova (link) perhaps? Tomorrow we will watch the last movie of this week's theme (Kira Muratova), The Asthenic Syndrome, which is considered Muratova's masterpiece.
KRASNAYA:
It was boring this time. But, I do not deny that in a few years, if I watch it again, it might leave different feelings. All Muratova's films have a persistent aftertaste, no matter how boring they may seem. They always make you think and this is already an achievement.
It was boring this time. But, I do not deny that in a few years, if I watch it again, it might leave different feelings. All Muratova's films have a persistent aftertaste, no matter how boring they may seem. They always make you think and this is already an achievement.
Krasnaya's Score
30/100
Freddy's Score
30/100
FINAL SCORE
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