Russian lit with war theme adapted to the screen

[Tom Roberts]

Dear John,

Sergei Bodrov Sr's adaptation of Tolstoy's "Kavkazskii plennik" (1996) is a good selection, as is Aleksandr Proshkin's "Russkii bunt" (2000), which combines Pushkin's "Kapitanskaia dochka" and "Istoriia Pugachevskogo bunta." A third, more recent option is Vladimir Bortko's "Taras Bulba" (2009), adapted from Gogol. I believe all three are available with English subtitles, and the Bodrov and Bortko in particular are not difficult to find.

best wishes,
Tom Roberts 

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Narins" <khrysostom at YAHOO.COM>
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Sent: Friday, August 3, 2012 5:41:57 PM
Subject: [SEELANGS] Russian lit with war theme adapted to the screen

Dear Colleagues,
For a potential film series we're looking for films that are adapted from works of Russian literature in which war plays some non-trivial role - in the plot, as a theme, anything.
We're looking to dig deep and it doesn't matter where they were produced or whether they're currently available in English (or in Russian).
Thanks in advance!
John

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