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Jul 9, 2022 According to its producer Andrey Sigle, "The film is a big Russian cultural project and for Putin is very important. He saw it as a film that can introduce the Russian mentality into European culture." Given the current bumbling, pointless invasion of Ukraine, apparently intended to somehow make fading Russia look powerful to the world like the Soviet Union once did, this bumbling, pointless film indeed reveals ONE Russian's flawed mentality--Putin's. Except for getting this handle on Vlad's inner workings, pass this mess up. It's boring, tedious, gross without thrills or shocks, and full of people you don't want to look at. See more

Nov 30, 2020 This adaptation is much like watching a play or musical without interludes. It's shot as continuous rolling action, with only two scenes where the action pauses for more than 5 seconds. It is exactly what I would expect from an 18th century fairy tale, and I think it's executed beautifully, if not restlessly. You need to really strap in to take it all in, but once you do, you'll find the story as engrossing as it is weird. See more

Oct 19, 2017 The whole movie is like a dream, in a weird way .. See more

Jun 17, 2016 Exceptionally brutal, grotesque at the point of boasting. Impossible to understand the philosophic story behind it. See more

Dec 16, 2015 Yes, it is interesting as a piece of film making -- but it took too long for me to get to the point -- even if that shows some glorious landscapes in Iceland... And it has little to do with Goethe's Faust. See more

Dec 6, 2015 Hard to follow with the apparent German dubbing and then English subtitles, and doesn't seem to follow the original story very closely. Needs to be taken on its own merit, which is difficult considering it doesn't live up to expectations of the title. See more

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