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Release Year1981
Runtime1h 27m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresRomance, History
Votes11
DirectorAleksandr Zarkhi
WritersVladimir Vaynshtok, Pavel Finn
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsTwenty Six Days in the Life of Dostoevsky
About Twenty Six Days in the Life of Dostoevsky
Brief imaginary period in the famed Russian writer's life that encapsulates one of his darker moments in 1866. At that time he was still a relatively unknown writer whose first widely acclaimed work, Crime and Punishment, was just on the horizon. His life was at a very low ebb as he struggled with debts he could not pay, and as he fought depression over the loss of his wife to tuberculosis, and the death of his brother, who was very close to him. His first literary journal had to be scrapped because of political reasons, and the second venture needed funding.
Directed by Aleksandr Zarkhi, Twenty Six Days in the Life of Dostoevsky leans on a strong ensemble — Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Yevgeniya Simonova, Ewa Szykulska — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about romance titles of 1981.
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