Ivan the Terrible, Part Two (1958)
As Ivan the Terrible attempts to consolidate his power by establishing a personal army, his political rivals, the Russian boyars, plot to assassinate their Tsar.
Genres: Drama, History, Biography
AKA: Ivan Groznyy II: Boyarsky zagovor, Ivan the Terrible, Part 2
Country: Soviet Union
Directed By: Sergei M. Eisenstein, M. Filimonova
Written By: Sergei M. Eisenstein
Starring: Nikolay Cherkasov, Serafima Birman, Pavel Kadochnikov, Mikhail Zharov, Amvrosi Buchma, Vsevolod Pudovkin
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I didn't really get what Eisenstein was going for during Part 1, but I totally got it this time around. The disparate parts come together perfectly to create an operatic medieval political drama, complete with melodramatic acting and campy musical numbers, expressionist production design, experimental cinematography and Marxist interpretation of history to justify its position as propaganda. It's a very weird and unique concept, but it 100% works and I loved almost every minute of it.
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Star Rating: ★★★★1/2
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What i said about part one, except possibly even more so? Although if anything, this feels like nothing so much as an extension of the former (am i the only one who felt like this was actually way too short?) The color sequences are sort of a revelation in and of themselves, and this feels a bit more character-based and dramatically looser than Part One. I can't think of another filmmaker offhand, outside of Malick or maybe Bresson, who can make a dolly-in feel like a phenomenological event.
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Eisenstein's visual style makes it worth watching.
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If part 1 was a good fit among those films like Potemkin which might uncharitably be called "national propaganda films", part 2 seems much more Shakespearean. Ivan becomes a much more flawed (though still impressive) character, and the power struggle between his court and the clergy is fascinating. There's suspense, tragedy and justice (of a sort). The ending scene is the only part that doesn't do the film justice, setting up a third part which will never be.
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Even more spectacular and visually astonishing than its predecessor. Just too bad Eisenstein never got to make part 3.
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The first part is horribly inflated by nearly unanimous praise from critics and film aficionados alike, this one has been treated equally. My distaste for this movie, however, equals the previous. It's boring and people are using their eyebrows as props, that does not make a good movie. The only thing I like here is the completely irrelevant color sequence to break up the tedium.
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Eisenstein has a clear eye for composition, making the various shots engaging in and of themselves. The problem comes for me in the way those shots have been put together, as the montage approach becomes terribly(!) constraining. Eisenstein is certainly the forerunner of the modern blockbuster, with its emphasis on short shots and creating interest through continuous edits. The shots themselves are gorgeous and terrifying--I just wish I had more time to look at each of them.
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It's just amazing how many levels this film works on - the fascist influence, operatic/expressionist flavor, Eisenstein's own subversion of Stalin, the intricate mise-en-scène, and constant symbolism. I haven't even mentioned the actual story, and there's probably even more. I am completely floored by Eisenstein (finally).
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