Soviet elegy. Example of intonation. Questions about cinema. House that Chekhov built. Diary of St. Petersburg : Kozintsev's flat. Sonata for Hitler.
Notes:
Pictures in b&w and in color. Three motion pictures. Commentary, James Quandt [and others]. Whispering Pages : Aleksandr Cherednik, Sergey Barkovskiy, Yelizaveta Korolyova. Stone: Pyotr Aleksandrov, Leonid Mozgovoy. Save and protect : Robert Vaap, Cécile Zervudacki, Aleksandr Abdulov. Disc one originally produced in 1994. Disc two orginally produced in 1992. Disc three orginally produced in 1990. Filmed on location in Russia. A foreign film (Russia). Special features: Disc one: [3 documentary films by Sokurov] "Soviet elegy" (1989, 37 min.), "An example of intonation" (1991, 48 min.), "Questions about cinema" (2008, 60 min.) ; Disc two: Commentary by James Quandt, "House that Chekhov built" (30 min., BBC), "Diary of St. Petersburg: Kozintsev's flat" (1998, 48 min.), "Sonata for Hitler (1979-1989, 10 min.) ; Disc three: SD copy of Whispering pages."
Contents:
(1990, 133 min.). Madame Bovary) Tikhiye stranitsy) (1994, 77 min.) -- Disc 2. Stone (orig. title: Kamen) (1992, 79 min.) -- Disc 3. Save and protect (orig. title: Spasi i sokhrani ; remake of Madame Bovary) (1990, 133 min.).
Summary:
"A deluxe collector's set featuring three early masterworks by visionary Russian filmmaker Alexander Sokurov in newly translated and restored director's cuts: "Whispering pages, a brooding beautiful film inspired by nineteenth century Russian literature, primarily Dostoevsky's Crime and punishment. Stone, a mysterious tale about a young night watchman's encounter with the ghost of Chekhov, and Save and protect, a visually sumptuous adaptation of Flaubert's Madame Bovary"--Container.
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