Russian Video of Gogol's "Viy"??

[Alexey I. Fuchs]

Hi,

I have seen a movie called "Viy" when I was a small boy, probably
somewhere in the mid-80's. The movie was pretty good and close to the
original. It was a full-time wide-screen film, with Kuravlev.
IMDB (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0062453) says it was made in 1967.
Consult it for further reference.


                                                Alexey



On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, David J. Galloway wrote:

> Seelangers,
>
> I'm trying to track down a video of Gogol's "Viy" that I saw a few years
> ago, but have since lost all reference to.  I'm afraid I can't remember
> much, but here's what I know:
>
> 1.  It's a Russian short film, without subtitles.
> 2.  I think it was pre-1980's--production values were not fantastic,but it
> was still a good film.
>
> If you know of this film or of any other Russian film version of "Viy" I'd
> be thrilled to hear of it, especially if you have any info on how to get a
> hold of a copy.  This version, from what I remember, is excellent for
> classes in translation--even though it had no subtitles, anyone who has
> read the story can follow it (especially in the flying-coffin climax).
>
> Please respond to me offline at djg11 at cornell.edu.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
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