Great movie!
At times, quotes from the novel are spoken word for word, at times the director changes details, but clearly just to fit everything in - the runtime is already huge.
Voland and the Master are miscast, especially the Master. They confused a melancholic alcoholic with a gothic metrosexual. The cat remains undeveloped. How the actor who played Ivanushka ended up in this movie is a mystery.
But Gella, Margarita, Koroviev, Pilate, and Maigret are good choices.
Stravinsky is very good!
Stepa Likhodeev is brilliantly played, the best role (it's a pity it's not bigger).
All the most important quotes from the book are spoken, but there wasn't enough time for the funniest ones.
The director, praise Satan, didn't fill the movie with funny scenes, although there are plenty in the book, and instead focused on exactly what Bulgakov's novel is about: censorship under a dictator, which drives not only writers but also ordinary citizens insane.
At times, quotes from the novel are spoken word for word, at times the director changes details, but clearly just to fit everything in - the runtime is already huge.
Voland and the Master are miscast, especially the Master. They confused a melancholic alcoholic with a gothic metrosexual. The cat remains undeveloped. How the actor who played Ivanushka ended up in this movie is a mystery.
But Gella, Margarita, Koroviev, Pilate, and Maigret are good choices.
Stravinsky is very good!
Stepa Likhodeev is brilliantly played, the best role (it's a pity it's not bigger).
All the most important quotes from the book are spoken, but there wasn't enough time for the funniest ones.
The director, praise Satan, didn't fill the movie with funny scenes, although there are plenty in the book, and instead focused on exactly what Bulgakov's novel is about: censorship under a dictator, which drives not only writers but also ordinary citizens insane.