Hard to Be a God [videorecording] / Trudno byt bogom : Aleksey German

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Aleksey German

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Russian Summary language: Russian Publication details: Russia Sever Studio Telekanal Rossiya Lenfilm StudioDescription: 1 videodisc (ca. x min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 inOther title:

Hard to Be a God, God, hard

Uniform titles:

Hard to Be a God

LOC classification:

PN1997 .H273 2013

Summary: A group of scientists visits the distant planet Arkanar, and discovers a society still trapped in its own medieval era. Unable to interfere with the course of its history, they can only watch in mounting horror as all sparks of intelligent and independent thought are mercilessly snuffed out by Arkanar's cruel rulers. Will they remain enmired in their squalid existence for ever, or can the visitors subtly nudge the more open-minded in the right direction? Truly, it's hard to be a god. Legendary Russian sci-fi authors Arkady and Boris Strugatsky wrote the source novel, and adapting it was director Aleksei German's dream projects for decades. It would take six years of shooting, a further six of post-production and a posthumous premiere before his masterpiece was finally unveiled. But masterpiece it is: a visually astonishing, almost tactile recreation of an unnervingly recognizable alternative universe, drenched in blood, mud and the tears of the oppressed.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
DVD - Video	SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-B: DVD Cabinet B	PN1997 .H273 2013	Available		003621

Contains the following: Drama, Sci-Fi

A group of scientists visits the distant planet Arkanar, and discovers a society still trapped in its own medieval era. Unable to interfere with the course of its history, they can only watch in mounting horror as all sparks of intelligent and independent thought are mercilessly snuffed out by Arkanar's cruel rulers. Will they remain enmired in their squalid existence for ever, or can the visitors subtly nudge the more open-minded in the right direction? Truly, it's hard to be a god.
Legendary Russian sci-fi authors Arkady and Boris Strugatsky wrote the source novel, and adapting it was director Aleksei German's dream projects for decades. It would take six years of shooting, a further six of post-production and a posthumous premiere before his masterpiece was finally unveiled.
But masterpiece it is: a visually astonishing, almost tactile recreation of an unnervingly recognizable alternative universe, drenched in blood, mud and the tears of the oppressed.

Blu-ray; DTS 5.1; surround

Language audio: Russian
Optional language subtitles: English

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