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...above implies in toto to "Karamazov," a German talking film at the Fine Arts Theatre. It purports to be taken from Dostoevsky's novel, "The Brothers Karamazov," but has only the vaguest resemblance to it, so that the plot may prove thrilling even to those who have read the book. The direction, typically Continental, is particularly Teutonic in its effort for detailed correctness of setting and costume--even the windows of the bar where the hero imbibes are lettered in appropriate Russian for beer, tea, and coffee. But it seems unnecessary to stress such perfection of immaterial details, especially...
...Karamazov (Tobis). German dialog will make this picture half unintelligible to an average U. S. audience. It will not be totally unintelligible because half of the story is told in action which will be clear to anyone...
...telescoping Fyodor Dostoyevsky's prodigious novel to cinema size, the producers naturally selected the moments where the action moved most quickly- Dmitri Karamazov's farewell to his fiancee, the murder of his father, for which he is later arrested, his affair with Gruschenka which reaches its climax in a debauch at a back-country roadhouse. Before the Manhattan premiere, the U. S. subsidiary of Tobis offered prizes for a 300-word synopsis of The Brothers Karamazov. The melodrama of Karamazov, for a German spectator, is sound and exciting and far more valuable than the apologetic realism...
...revival. He has an unbounded faith in the literary excellence of their novels, and a sneaking supposition that they are not too widely read in this country. Although it is neither new nor meant for light skimming, as a last choice and without further remarks he presents. "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky...
Actor I. V. Kochalov's real name is Shverubovitch. He has been with the Moscow Art Theatre since 1900, and toured the U. S. a few years ago in The Lower Depths, Three Sisters, The Brothers Karamazov and An Enemy of the People. Russians think his greatest part is the name role in Hamlet. The Soviet Government bestowed on him the cherished title "People's Artist of the Republic." Actor Kochalov adds to his large income by giving recitals in Moscow. His wife, Madame Litovtseva, is an actress and producer of the Moscow Art Company. Their son, Vadim...