Ivan the Terrible, Part One [Region 2]
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In Theaters : 08 March, 1947 |
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Ivan the Terrible, Part One [Region 2] description
A biography of the first czar of Russia was the final movie project of the great Sergei Eisenstein's life. It would be his undoing, as Stalin was not pleased with part II of this epic. But Ivan the Terrible, Part I still stands as a magnificent, rich, and strange achievement. This is a "composed" film to make Hitchcock look slapdash; every frame ... review details
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Ivan the Terrible, Part One [Region 2] Customer Reviews
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Light and Shadow
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The movies "Ivan the Terrible" numbers 1 and 2 are a facinating example of the use of light and shadow which serves to enhance these stories of royal intrigue. I'm not well versed on Russian history so I don't know how much of the events described in these movies are facts and how much are Stanlinist revision. It was clear that the impact of the movies were designed to rally the besieged Russian people during the disaster that was WWII on the Eastern Front. The fact that the Russians prevailed didn't undo the catastrophic damage that was done to them. One might question how minimal that was compared to the death and societal destruction that Stalin wrought in the years leading up to the War. However, I digress from the movies themselves.
Not to pick on a master of the art of cinema, but there was one shortcoming to the two movies. Except for a battle scene in the first movie, the rest of the film was indoors. Given that the theme was the unification of Russia, it was a shame that we saw so little of it. I understand that the war had something to do with the available locations. However, it seemed odd to watch a tsar of Russia who appeared to be confined to a castle. It makes you wonder how all this unification happened if Ivan depended totally on others to go out and get things done.
What is great about these movies is the camera and lighting that I mentioned earlier (but it outstanding enough to mention again). I was also impressed by the meter of the dialogue. I kept looking for signs that the film had been slowed down somehow because there was always ample time to read the English subtitles. Eisenstein, who excelled in the silent movie era, used his dialogue effectively without overdoing it. There is a darkness to these movie (another plug on the excellent use of lighting) that excellently complements the events that are depicted. The two movies are similar to each other and it's a pity that the third installment never came to be. However, parts 1 and 2 are excellent examples of how the visual can amplify the audio. |
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