THE BLACK MONK
MTuZ
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Language: Russian
Translation: English subtitles
Running time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Creative Team
Director – Kama Ginkas
Stage Design – Sergey Barkhin
Assistant Director – Nikolay Aksenov
Lighting Technician – M. Biryukov
Sound – A. Radugin
Cast
Andrey Kovrin – Sergey Makovetskiy
Black Monk – Igor Yasulovich
Tanya Pesotskaya – Julia Svezhakova
Yegor Pesotsky – Valeriy Barinov
Press
Kama Ginkas. Interview, NY Times
Review of Kama Ginkas' "The Black Monk", The Theatre Times
Чехов вчера, сегодня и всегда, thereklama.com
Upcoming Screenings
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