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Riefenstahl's contention that she is being treated unfairly does have some force. After all, no one condemns the great Sergei Eisenstein for making nationalist films in Soviet Russia, where the government killed even more people than did the Nazis...
Despite these setbacks, the charisma of the players carried the production through with verve. Catherine deLima, playing the spirited Rosalinda, dominated the production with her dynamic voice and smirking facial expressions. Particularly charming was the duet in which deLima seduces Edward Upton (Eisenstein, Rosalinda's husband) in disguise, wielding a Hungarian accent and faintly pouting demeanor to entrap him. Upton provided a good counter-weight to deLima's antics, playing the impish and persecuted husband with an infallible good nature. Although Upton's voice suffered under the daunting orchestra and paled in comparison to his buoyant coplayers, his cutesy acting...
After three hours of immersion in sixteenth century Russia on the big screen, it's clear why Eisenstein was one of the big movers and shakers of twentieth century film. His use of architecture to frame the characters is powerful, because it helps...
...dialogue occurs at a slow pace, which helpsto heighten the drama. Eisenstein depicts theceremonies elaborately--the dances, funerals, andcoronation are contrasted with the privateconversations between the different plotters andtroublemakers and the more intimate conversationsbetween Ivan and Anastasia. The intermingling ofthese scenes emphasize the dichotomy between thesecret goings-on in the court and the more publicdisplays of absolutism and power...
...Ivan the Terrible" is a fantastic piece ofRussian history. Besides revealing Eisenstein'screative interpretation of life behind the throne,it is an artistic and cinematic chef-d'oeuvre inits own right. If you are up for someuntraditional entertainment, "Ivan the Terrible"is the movie of the week...