Some episodes in the life of Dostoevsky. The cardinal change in Dostoevsky's worldview, his coming from revolutionary ideas to the preaching of humility and mercy are demonstrated.

Is it worth your time? If you like your biopics to move fast or offer a simple lesson, skip this. This is for the folks who want to sit in a dark room and watch a man suffer through his own conscience. It is grim. It is slow. It feels like someone poured a glass of cold water over your head in the middle of winter. Yo...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Vasili Fyodorov

Maurice Elvey
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"Is it worth your time? If you like your biopics to move fast or offer a simple lesson, skip this. This is for the folks who want to sit in a dark room and watch a man suffer through his own conscience. It is grim. It is slow. It feels like someone poured a glass of cold water over your head in the middle of winter. You will probably enjoy this if: You have a soft spot for Russian literature and black-and-white cinematography that looks like it was etched with a razor. You will probably hate thi..."
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Vasili Fyodorov, Viktor Shklovskiy
Soviet Union
1920 · IMDb —
Robert N. Bradbury

