Karamazovi 2008

Synopsis:

Dostoevsky’s latter-day opus about the siblings and their father is among the masterpieces of world literature. It asks profound questions about ethics and religion. Is there a God? Does the devil exist? Is everything allowed because we live in a world without morality? And if so, does patricide even constitute a crime? One of the most interesting adaptations of the material is The Karamazovs by Czech director Petr Zelenka. We witness a group of thesps from Prague on a trip to Krakow in Poland to stage the novel as a play in a derelict steelworks as part of the Closer to Life Festival. The project, however, is born under the bad sign, apparently doomed from the start. When they arrive, the roof is about to cave in, so that the actors are told to wear safety helmets. Their sole consistent audience is a laborer (Andrzej Mastalerz) who rather follows each dress rehearsal than watching over his seven-year-old son who has suffered a tragic accident in the factory.

Directed by: Petr Zelenka
Written by: Petr Zelenka
Release date: 2008-04-24
Runtime: 110 minutes
Cast:
Ivan Trojan
Ivan Trojan
Stary Karamazov 
Igor Chmela
Igor Chmela
Ivan Karamazov 
David Novotný
David Novotný
Dmitriy Karamazov 
Radek Holub
Radek Holub
Smerdyakov 
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