Boris Godounov
Where: |
š·šŗ Russia |
When: |
The 16th Century The 17th Century |
Zulawski tackles Modest Mussorgskyās famous opera about the bloody battle for ascendancy to the throne of Russia in the 17th-century! With a score conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich, Zulawski adds extra layers of devilish meta-textual embellishment by composing the filmās imagery as though we are watching a theater piece of a film crew making a movie about the opera of āBoris Godounovā! As well, the picture is full of delightful anachronisms that mock the then-contemporary Russian government, alongside jabs at other 20th-century dictatorships. So incensed was Rostropovich by Zulawskiās juiced final product ā one that took liberties with the narrativeās sexual thrust, amongst other things ā that he (unsucessfully) took Zulawski to court for āthe violation of the Russian soulā! āImpressive in its use of whirling camera movements as well as mega close-ups of the contracted faces of its singers, āBoris Godounovā is one of the most original opera movies ever madeā
Released in 1989 ā 115 minutes
Genres: |
Music Drama |
Language: |
Russian |