The Monk and the Demon
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Written by | Yuri Arabov |
Produced by | Igor Tolstunov Sergey Kozlov Oleg Pozdneev Alexander Dostal Anna Kagarlitskaya |
Starring | Timofey Tribuntsev |
Cinematography | Levan Kapanadze |
Music by | Alexander Sokolov |
Production company | Profit |
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Running time | 114 min |
Country | Russia |
Language | Russian |
The Monk and the Demon (Russian: Монах и бес, romanized: Monakh i bes) is a 2016 Russian comedy film directed by .[1] It is inspired by the life of Ilya (Archbishop of Novgorod).[2]
Plot[]
Fantastic story of the first half of the 19th century. In the monastery there is a new resident Ivan. But along with the monk, dark forces penetrate the monastery, which materialize in the person of the Legion (as he introduced himself to Ivan). The Legion chose Ivan as the object of his diabolical work, tempting him in every possible way in order to knock off his chosen way of serving God. But the stronger the temptation, the stronger the spiritual strength of Ivan.[3]
Cast[]
- Timofey Tribuntsev as Ivan the monk
- as Hegumen of the monastery
- Nikita Tarasov as Nicholas I
- as Alexander von Benckendorff
- Roman Madyanov as bishop
Awards[]
- Golden Eagle Award for Best Screenplay (Yuri Arabov)[4]
- Nika Award for Best Screenplay (Yuri Arabov), for Best Actor (Timofey Tribuntsev), for Best Supporting Actor (), for Best Sound ()[5]
References[]
- ^ "The Monk and the Demon". MIFF. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- ^ Arkhangelsky, Andrey (2016-09-09). "Рецензия на фильм "Монах и бес"". Delovoy Peterburg (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- ^ The Monk and the Demon at the KinoPoisk
- ^ Список номинантов на официальном сайте Национальной Академии кинематографических искусств и наук России
- ^ Лауреаты 30-й церемонии на официальном сайте
External links[]
Categories:
- 2016 films
- Russian-language films
- Russian films
- Russian comedy-drama films
- 2016 comedy-drama films
- Films about Orthodoxy
- Cultural depictions of Nicholas I of Russia
- Films set in the 19th century
- Films set in monasteries
- Russian film stubs