The Black Monk
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Directed by Kama Ginkas
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Sergey Makovetskiy Andrey Kovrin -
Valeriy Barinov Yegor Pesotsky -
Yuliya Svezhakova Tanya Pesotskaya -
Igor Yasulovich Black Monk
Make it a double feature
3h 19m together
The Black Monk
The Nose or Conspiracy of Mavericks
Both from Kama Ginkas.
