Khovanshchina (1959)
- Original title
- Хованщина
- Directed by
- Vera Stroyeva
- Genre
- drama film, musical film, historical film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 2h 04m
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film is an adaptation of Mussorgsky's opera about political and religious turmoil in 17th century Russia. It centers on a power struggle between the ruling regent and the Old Believers, a group of religious dissenters.
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What happens
Khovanshchina (Russian: Хованщина) is a 1959 Soviet musical drama film, directed by Vera Stroyeva and based on the eponymous opera by 19th-century Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky. For his adaptation of Mussorgsky's score, Dmitri Shostakovich was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. The music was conducted by Yevgeny Svetlanov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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