Leo Tolstoy
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (422 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Russian
Description
A titanic, awe-inspiring adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic tome in which the fates of three souls: the blundering, good-hearted Pierre; the heroically tragic Prince Andrei; and the radiant, tempestuous Natasha, collide amid the tumult of the Napoleonic Wars. Employing a cast of thousands and an array of innovative camera techniques, the director conjures a sweeping vision of grand balls that glitter with rococo beauty and breathtaking battles that...
Author
Series
Publisher
National Endowment for the Arts
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
1 sound disc (40 min., 58 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Readings of excerpts from and critical analysis of Leo Tolstoy's The death of Ivan Ilyich, a novel about Christian faith and the nature of life and death.