The book is a work of art, the film too. We who love Russia, how can we not love this film which makes us see it under all its facets: by art, by its history, by its soul. This film is a marvel, the book too. Everything is there, in this history of the Russian people, in the past as in the present. And the most important questions: war, love, marriage, God, beauty, ugliness. Everything is there.
Here is the first part of the book version, by someone who understood the book.
I once read a review of Tolstoy's War and Peace by a specialist of the writer. He said that after having read the book 15 times, it was on the 16th that he began to understand the book, to live it, to hear it. I think the same could be said about this film. One time is not enough, nor two nor ten.
The times we live in are very hard for art and beauty. Soon it will all disappear. It is so important to look at works of art that help us to survive this nightmare in which we are caught. It is important for our survival as humans. Furthermore, it is important to answer the questions that the film asks, like the questions that the book asked.
Here is the first part of the film.
Here is the first part of the book version, by someone who understood the book.
I once read a review of Tolstoy's War and Peace by a specialist of the writer. He said that after having read the book 15 times, it was on the 16th that he began to understand the book, to live it, to hear it. I think the same could be said about this film. One time is not enough, nor two nor ten.
The times we live in are very hard for art and beauty. Soon it will all disappear. It is so important to look at works of art that help us to survive this nightmare in which we are caught. It is important for our survival as humans. Furthermore, it is important to answer the questions that the film asks, like the questions that the book asked.
Here is the first part of the film.