Lieutenant Kizhe
A sarcastic comedy about the Imperial Russian bureaucracy, based on the
eponymous novella by Yuri Tynyanov. Set in the reign of Emperor Paul I. A
copying error by a military scribe turns the Russian words for "the
lieutenants, however" into what looks like "lieutenant Kizhe". The Tsar
reads the error, and wants to meet this (non-existent) Lieutenant Kizhe.
His courtiers are at first too frightened to contradict the Tsar, but
then the fiction turns out to be all too convenient for them. So
Lieutenant Kizhe gets himself exiled to Siberia, recalled from exile,
promoted, and married. He dies and receives a state funeral. In many
ways, he is the most charming and lovable character in the film, even
though he remains throughout the film a "confidential person, without a
shape".�Steve Shelokhonov, rev. by Skripach
Directed by: Aleksandr Faintsimmer
The Actors: Mikhail Yanshin, Boris Gorin-Goryainov, Nina Shaternikova,
Sofiya Magarill, Erast Garin
Runtime: 1h 27min
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A sarcastic comedy about the Imperial Russian bureaucracy, based on the
eponymous novella by Yuri Tynyanov. Set in the reign of Emperor Paul I. A
copying error by a military scribe turns the Russian words for "the
lieutenants, however" into what looks like "lieutenant Kizhe". The Tsar
reads the error, and wants to meet this (non-existent) Lieutenant Kizhe.
His courtiers are at first too frightened to contradict the Tsar, but
then the fiction turns out to be all too convenient for them. So
Lieutenant Kizhe gets himself exiled to Siberia, recalled from exile,
promoted, and married. He dies and receives a state funeral. In many
ways, he is the most charming and lovable character in the film, even
though he remains throughout the film a "confidential person, without a
shape".�Steve Shelokhonov, rev. by Skripach
Directed by: Aleksandr Faintsimmer
The Actors: Mikhail Yanshin, Boris Gorin-Goryainov, Nina Shaternikova,
Sofiya Magarill, Erast Garin
Runtime: 1h 27min
*** This item will be supplied on a quality disc and will be sent in a
sleeve that is designed for posting CD's & DVD�s ***
This item will be sent by 1st class post for quick delivery.
Should you not receive your item within 12 working days of making
payment, please contact us as it is unusual for any item to take this
long to be delivered.
Note: All my products are either my own work, licensed to me directly or
supplied to me under a GPL/GNU License. No Trademarks, copyrights or
rules have been violated by this item.
This product complies with eBay�s rules on compilations, international
media and downloadable media. All items are supplied on CD or DVD.
