The Karamazov Brothers
2008 · 110 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 1,274 VOTES · DIR. Petr Zelenka
Overview
Dostoevsky’s latter-day opus about the siblings and their father is among the masterpieces of world literature. It asks profound questions about ethics and religion. Is there a God? Does the devil exist? Is everything allowed because we live in a world without morality? And if so, does patricide even constitute a crime? One of the most interesting adaptations of the material is The Karamazovs by Czech director Petr Zelenka. We witness a group of thesps from Prague on a trip to Krakow in Poland to stage the novel as a play in a derelict steelworks as part of the Closer to Life Festival. The project, however, is born under the bad sign, apparently doomed from the start. When they arrive, the roof is about to cave in, so that the actors are told to wear safety helmets. Their sole consistent audience is a laborer (Andrzej Mastalerz) who rather follows each dress rehearsal than watching over his seven-year-old son who has suffered a tragic accident in the factory.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,143 lines
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00:00:01 They discovered that Dostoevsky's grandson
00:05:26 - Is it still operating? - Yes, it's owned by Mr. Mittal.
00:09:48 Can I say something?
00:13:57 You had entirely exaggerated ideas about my property.
00:17:13 But I know. You're honorable, abstemious.
00:20:26 You're an unabashed hypocrite! You're after Grushenka yourself!
00:24:03 I'm not joking, Mr. Karamazov.
00:28:07 I can be in Prague by 8:00. We can. Three hours is enough.
00:32:28 Go on, Ivan, praise him.
00:35:43 You consider this miraculous but just watch me spit on it
00:39:49 Let me tell you about a father and mother.
00:46:03 Indian women threw their children under diplomatic cars.
00:49:55 He'd kill me. But I'm about to embark on a new life.
00:55:28 Ms. Agrippina, I came to forget about the past and forgive you.
01:00:11 "Actor Ivan Trojan Spits on Pope"
01:05:21 and a bad life.
01:08:46 Perhaps.
01:13:04 Like I said, I start rocking.
01:16:37 - You left... - And you pretended to have a fit...
01:21:11 Hi.
01:24:59 He put it out on his tongue. His tongue!
01:28:21 No, I cannot. Smerdyakov can't speak from hell
01:31:49 We must be impartial. Partial only to law, justice, and truth.
100:00:00 when they murdered me.