Word: ivan
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...Ivan Oransky, Science Editor Harvard 27 Brown...
...case, Eisenstein creates the image of absolute tyranny well. The film ends on a triumphant, melodramatic note; Ivan has consolidated his rule, weathered the storms of opposition and has shaped the course of Russia's historical destiny...
Photo Courtesy Yon Barna emphasize their emotional and psychologicalstates. When Ivan makes a speech, the eyes of thelisteners are drawn to him just as the lines ofthe nave draw our vision to the center of thechurch. In another scene, where Ivan issupervising the movements of the soldiers, hestands on top of a hill. The horizontal tilt ofhis face crosses the perpendicular of the soldierswending their way below, forming the image of across. This use of the camera and the staging ofthe pictures are remarkable...
...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...