Tolstoy documentary

[William Nickell]

Thanks Jane, I would appreciate that.   I am hoping to do a  
documentary myself on Tolstoy's death, and I would like to see what  
has been done before.

Bill Nickell


On Mar 19, 2007, at 1:35 PM, Jane Costlow wrote:

> Bill,
>
> Thanks - several people have suggested an Arts and Entertainment  
> documentary that was made in the 70's, "Riches to Rags" - which  
> they speak highly of.  Perhaps that's the one?  I'm hoping to track  
> it down, and can let you know if it's available.
>
> Best,
>
> Jane Costlow
>
> William Nickell wrote:
>> There is a 30 minute documentary put out by Kultur, part of a  
>> series called called "Great Russian Writers."   I have not watched  
>> it in a long time, but remember it as being "adequate."  Someone  
>> told me once of a documentary they had seen on PBS which they  
>> found very moving, but I have not seen it or even heard of it since.
>>
>> Bill Nickell
>> Russian Language & Literature
>> UC Santa Cruz
>> (831) 459-4551
>>
>>
>> On Mar 19, 2007, at 12:52 PM, Laura Olson Osterman wrote:
>>
>>> It's not a documentary, but I use Gerasimov's film Lev Tolstoy  
>>> (1984). I
>>> excerpt it, though, because it's long (almost 3 hours) and fairly  
>>> slow
>>> moving. It focuses on his last days, but contains flashbacks to  
>>> earlier
>>> times. Students generally enjoy it.
>>>
>>> Laura Olson Osterman
>>> Associate Professor
>>> Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures
>>> 276 UCB, McKenna 129
>>> University of Colorado
>>> Boulder, CO 80309-0276
>>>
>>> Phone: (303) 492-7729
>>> Fax: (303) 492-5376
>>>
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>>>
>>> Does anyone have recommendations for a documentary on the life/ 
>>> work of
>>> Tolstoy (either comprehensive or focusing on some particular  
>>> aspect)?
>>> I'm teaching a "May term" course on Tolstoy and am looking for  
>>> materials.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Jane Costlow
>>> Bates College
>>>
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