The Master and Margarita

The Master and Margarita

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Release Date

12/19/2005

Runtime

10 eps, 516 mins

Overview

The Master and Margarita is a Russian television production of Telekanal Rossiya, based on the novel The Master and Margarita, written by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov between 1928 and 1940. Vladimir Bortko directed this adaptation and was also its screenwriter.

Status

Ended

Original Language

Russian

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A fever dream of Stalinist Moscow where a devil walks freely through the city while a writer struggles to reclaim his lost manuscript and love, blending supernatural intrigue with intimate tragedy. This is a work of metaphysical ambition that moves between hellish bureaucratic realism and flights of dark fantasy.

Mood

Dread-soakedParanoidWistfulContemplative

Themes

Art and creationPowerCorruptionLoveFaith

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

FormalistHigh-contrastPainterly

Structure

Nonlinear

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Graphic violenceAddiction

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