Ivan The Terrible - Part 2 Details

1945

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Starring	Nikolai Cherkassov, Eric Pyriev, Serafima Berman, Mikhail Nazvanov
Director	Sergei Eisenstein
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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In the second part of Sergei Eisenstein's grand film, a grieving Ivan (Nikolai Cherkassov) withdraws from Moscow to his estate at Uglich after the death of the empress, less trustful than ever of those who surround him. His solitude is augmented by the defection of his military chief, Prince Kurbsky (Mikahil Nazvanov), to Poland. But when the people of Moscow make a mass pilgrimage to petition for his return to Moscow, he realizes that he has an opportunity to increase his power while diminishing that of the boyars. After his former friend Philip the Monk (Andrei Abrikosov) betrays his friendship by siding with the boyars, Ivan unleashes the Oprichniki, a secret police network that he has developed to gather information about his enemies and, when necessary, eliminate them. Under the directon of Ivan's aunt Euphrosyne (Serafima Birman), the boyars hatch a plot to assassinate the czar and put Euphrosyne's mentally defective son, Vladimir (Pavel Kadochnikov), on the throne. But after Ivan deftly eludes death, all of his opponents, including the boyars, the aristocracy, and the Polish army, unite to attempt a final assault on his rule. The visual splendor of Part 2 is enhanced by two scenes featuring Eisenstein's first experiments with color, an element for which he developed an elaborate thematic scheme.

Starring	Nikolai Cherkassov, Eric Pyriev, Serafima Berman, Mikhail Nazvanov, Pavel Kadochnikov
Director	Sergei Eisenstein
Studio	EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 25 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama, World Cinema
Language	DVD: Russian
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1945 To Rent: DVD: Unavailable for rental To Buy: DVD: 13 Aug 2001

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  It's all in the Eyes
  
  Religious and regal opulence, Prokofiev's haunting music, and oppressively heavy vaults of stone set the scene for this atmospheric historical epic. The ... read more »
  
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  Well, it's fine as piece of cinema history and Russian history. Classic Eisenstein, which is fine, and very Stalinistic, but at times rather laboured and ... read more »
  
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  I know - Stalin liked the first part, hated the second, and the third was never finished. For my part, I liked the second part much better than the thinly-... read more »
  
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  In the second part of Sergei Eisenstein's grand film, a grieving Ivan (Nikolai Cherkassov) withdraws from Moscow to his estate at Uglich after the death of the empress, less trustful than ever of those who surround him. His solitude is augmented by the defection of his military chief, Prince ...