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On another planet which is going through its own version Middle Ages, a group of historians from Earth live pretending to be average people. The main character, known as Don Rumata, is disgusted by cruelties he observes on an everyday basis but is prohibited by his superiors from interfering and possibly changing the natural course of history of the planet. The only thing the historians have a right to do is to protect and help a select few individuals who seem to be different from everybody else and can benefit the entire planet through their knowledge and ideas. Rumata has to find one of these people, Budakh, and rescue him from the hands of Don Reba, a grey cardinal ruling for a weak king and later, an insane tyrant. |
On another planet which is going through its own version of the Middle Ages, a group of historians from Earth live pretending to be average people. The main character, known as Don Rumata, is disgusted by cruelties he observes on an everyday basis but is prohibited by his superiors from interfering and possibly changing the natural course of history of the planet. The only thing the historians have a right to do is to protect and help a select few individuals who seem to be different from everybody else and can benefit the entire planet through their knowledge and ideas. Rumata has to find one of these people, Budakh, and rescue him from the hands of Don Reba, a grey cardinal ruling for a weak king and later, an insane tyrant. |
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Revision as of 15:31, 30 January 2015
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| Directed by | Aleksei German |
| Written by | Aleksei German Svetlana Karmalita |
| Produced by | Lenfilm |
| Starring | Leonid Yarmolnik |
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| Countries | Russia Czech Republic |
| Language | Russian |
Hard to Be a God (Russian: Трудно быть богом, translit. Trudno byt' bogom) is a 2013 Russian science fiction film directed by Aleksei German, based on the novel Hard to Be a God by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.
Filming had occurred from autumn of 2000 (Czech Republic) up to 3 August 2006 (Lenfilm studios, Saint Petersburg, Russia). After the lengthy editing and post-production stage,[1] the film was premiered at the 2013 Rome Film Festival (out of competition).
The film was reported have been renamed to The History of the Arkanar Massacre (Russian: История арканарской резни).[2] The press has also mentioned the alternative title The Carnage in Arkanare,[3] and a film script published under the title "What said the tobacconist from Tobacco Street".
Later German changed the title of the movie back to HARD TO BE A GOD.[4]
Plot
On another planet which is going through its own version of the Middle Ages, a group of historians from Earth live pretending to be average people. The main character, known as Don Rumata, is disgusted by cruelties he observes on an everyday basis but is prohibited by his superiors from interfering and possibly changing the natural course of history of the planet. The only thing the historians have a right to do is to protect and help a select few individuals who seem to be different from everybody else and can benefit the entire planet through their knowledge and ideas. Rumata has to find one of these people, Budakh, and rescue him from the hands of Don Reba, a grey cardinal ruling for a weak king and later, an insane tyrant.
Reception
- http://www.filmdivider.com/173/why-aleksei-germans-hard-to-be-a-god-is-worth-the-wait/
- http://www.filmlandempire.com/2014/10/london-film-festival-2014-hard-to-be-god.html
- http://www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk/reviews/2014/10/09/hard-to-be-a-god/
- http://www.villagevoice.com/2014-02-26/film/hard-to-be-god-rotterdam-aleksei-german/
- http://www.avclub.com/review/hard-be-god-will-take-you-world-shit-214434/
Cast
- Leonid Yarmolnik – Don Rumata
- Dmitri Vladimirov
- Laura Pitskhelauri
- Aleksandr Ilyin – Arata
- Yuri Tsurilo – Don Pampa
- Yevgeni Gerchakov – Budakh
- Aleksandr Chutko – Don Reba
- Oleg Botin – Bucher
- Pyotr Merkuryev
Notes
- ^ Bykov, Dmitry (2008-03-03). Надежда для Арканара. Ogoniok (in Russian). №10 (5037).
{{cite journal}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ http://seance.ru/blog/tbb
- ^ Saveliyev, Dmitry (2008-03-28). Быть или не быть богом. Vedomosti (in Russian). №56 (2078). Retrieved 2009-03-07.
{{cite journal}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ http://www.romacinemafest.it/ecm/web/fcr/en/home/sections/out-of-competition
References
- German, Aleksei; Svetlana Karmalita (2006). "Что сказал табачник с Табачной улицы" и другие киносценарии (in Russian). St. Peterburg: Amfora; Seans. p. 720. ISBN 5-367-00232-3.
External links
- Hard to Be a God at IMDb
- Template:Ru icon 18 frames of the film (black and white)
- Template:Ru icon A fragment of the director's screenplay
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