“It's the best film by Chekhov I've ever seen”
Unfinished Piece For The Player Piano
(Neokonchennaya pyesa dlya mekhanicheskogo pianino; Неоконченная пьеса для механического пианино)
DVD-9, DVD-Rip | DVD: PAL 720 x 576 (4:3) MPEG2 | Audio: Dolby AC3, 6 Channels, 448 Kbps | 1h:37min | 7,87 Gb | Cover, Disc (300 dpi) | Video menu: Ru, En, Fr
Language: Russian | Subtitles: Russian, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portugese, Dutch, Swedish, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese
IMDB: 7.8/10 | Genre: Drama, Comedy | 1977 Year | Studio: Mosfilm (USSR) | Director: Nikita Mikhalkov; Writers: Alexander Adabashian, Anton Chekhov (play)
Cast: Aleksandr Kalyagin, Yelena Solovey, Yevgeniya Glushenko, Yuri Bogatyryov, Oleg Tabakov, Pavel Kadochnikov, Nikita Mikhalkov, Anatoli Romashin
| “ | “From the opening moments of gay laughter and silliness to the closing shots of a lost Russian social class fading into time, Nikita Mikhalkov's film “An Unfinished Piece for Player Piano” is perfect Chekhov. Drawn from “Mr. Platonov”, the story circles around a group of relatives and friends at a country estate. Everyone is giddy with boredom until a woman arrives who was Platonov's youthful love in past years. This arrival stirs up old memories and questions Platonov has never resolved about the former relationship and his life direction. Others are affected by his changed mood, and they too begin to question certain relationships among them. In Chekhov there is never tragedy in the sense of anger, betrayal, and death, but rather in nuances of missed opportunities, regrets, and critical life insights always achieved in hindsight. Most of his plays leave you with a feeling of sadness and yearning for character types that no longer exist. The turn-of-the-century people he presents are part of a fading aristocracy that will be eliminated by the revolution of 1917. In this production, the ending is sweet. I have read and seen Chekhov's plays, but until you see a fine Russian production such as this one, you can never quite experience the tone and color of the story as Chekhov himself intended. The acting is superb (and includes Director Mikhalkov himself). A must see.” – Amazon.com | ” |
| “ | “If you read Anton Chekhov, you will not find this story in his plays. However, this film was made by Chekhov. If you love his works and if you are able to feel their spirit, you will love this wonderful film. Because the main intention was to feel and reproduce this unique atmosphere of Chekhov's works. Mikhalkov did it perfectly. I have to say, it's very hard thing as there are actually very few good films made by Chekhov's plays and later stories. Mikhalkov reproduced this boredom of insignificant people's lives and despair of the main character (Mikhail Platonov). Chekhov is my favorite author and I guess I know what is good and what is bad in those films by his works. If Chekhov's name isn't just a name for you, you HAVE TO get this film and watch it!!! It's the best film by Chekhov I've ever seen.” – IMDB.com | ” |
| “ | “The excellent scenario by Alexander Adabashyan is composed from an early Chekhov's play “Platonov” together with some unpublished Chekhov stories and diaries. The story of Platonov (Alexander Kalyagin) disillusionment and loosing the love of his youth is created with a great skill. The perfect selection and performance of cast, subtle camera-work and a beautiful Russian nature as a background make film extremely enjoyable and convincing. The portrayal of pre-revolutionary “intelligentsia”, the degraded nobility and arising peasants bourgeoisie is full of bitter sarcasm and irony, unfortunately comprehensible only to those familiar with Russian culture and language. The ostensible conflict between old stiff nobility and impotent trendy younger gentry movement – “narodniks” (populists) is shown with a splendid humor by two brilliant actors: Yury Bogatyryov (Sergei Voynicev) and Oleg Tabakov (Pavel Petrovich Sherbuk). One can easily see how much similar they are in fact. This one of the best Nikita Mikhalkov's films is full of nostalgia and apprehensions about the role and fate of intelligentsia in the subsequent history of Russia. One can clearly sense the decline and decadence of pre-revolutionary life with the deep filling of oncoming tragedy hanging over the people, still enjoying their life as much as they can.” – IMDB.com | ” |
Special DVD features (Russian, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch):
• Anton Chekhov's biography
• About actor Pavel Kadochnikov
• Interviews with production designer Alexander Adabashyan and composer Eduard Artemyev
• Filmographies:
• Coming on DVD
• Anton Chekhov's biography
• About actor Pavel Kadochnikov
• Interviews with production designer Alexander Adabashyan and composer Eduard Artemyev
• Filmographies:
- Nikita Mikhalkov (director, scriptwriter, actor)
Pavel Lebeshev (camerman)
Alexander Adabashian (scriptwriter, production designer)
Alexander Samulekin (production designer)
Eduard Artemyev (composer)
Oleg Tabakov (actor)
Yelena Solovey (actress)
Nikolai Pastukhov (actor)
Pavel Kadochnikov (actor)
Aleksandr Kalyagin (actor)
Yevgeniya Glushenko (actress)
Yuri Bogatyryov (actor)
• Coming on DVD
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I dare to ask you if it would be possible to upload only the subtitles in an extra file for those like me who prefer smaller format but would be happy to get your 'not so easy to find' subtiles (apply for kin-dza-dza too :p).
Forgive me if you find my request rude.
I have never dealt with this. Forgive me please!
Есть ещё хорошие люди! Спасибо им!
with high bitrate and x264 encoding. Hope to see you continue with this style, itsartolie
I want to ask you if you have Priklyucheniya Sherloka Kholmsa i doktora Vatsona by Igor Maslennikov, original DVDs with subs. Thank you again and excuse me for my request but IMHO this Russian version of Dr. Holmes it was the best ever!