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 .. Read more
| Starring | Nikolai Cherkassov, Eric Pyriev, Serafima Berman, Mikhail Nazvanov |
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| Director | Sergei Eisenstein |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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Great, Fantastic, Superb.
If you want to see hollywood machine crap then go and watch it. This is art, propaganda and entertainment - the real deal. The scenery is bad, the score is ... read more »
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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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Ivan The terrible Part 2
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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What happened to Ivan the Terrible - Part 3?
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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know genius
ive read these other reviews and it makes me sad. I should think anyone else who would love this film , like I do would be too clever to bother to stick up for ... read more »
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Great second part
This is a fine conclusion to the first part - yes the acting and some of the ideas seem strange today. But you really begin to understand 'ivan' by the... read more »
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Great, Fantastic, Superb.
If you want to see hollywood machine crap then go and watch it. This is art, propaganda and entertainment - the real deal. The scenery is bad, the score is ... read more »
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So boring
Watching Part 1 was a new experience and interesting to see what turned audiences on 60 years ago but a little of this sort of thing goes a long way. I found ... read more »
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Not terrible for its time
I only watched this because I'm studying Russia/Russian. I found it interesting to see its relationship to Stalin and what styles were acceptable. No doubt... read more »