Dubrovsky, a modern adaptation of Pushkin’s unfinished novel, does more than transplant the struggles that accompany class difference present in the original text. It amplifies the hardships of poor villagers and connects the original story with present day issues of corruption and exploitation.
A disagreement among friends turns into a war after Kirill Troekurov mistreats a soldier and insults his fellow veteran and friend Andrei Dubrovsky. The drama rises as Troekurov uses his connections to completely, and legally, level not only Dubrovsky’s farm, but the entire village of Kistenevka. Dubrovsky dies and his son, Vladimir returns home. Violence and deception ensue as the villagers take up weapons and Dubrovsky poses as an American consultant for Troekurov. Romance arises between Dubrovsky and Troekurov’s daughter in the midst of a plot to bankrupt the oligarch to punish him for his disregard for the villagers. Both the plot and the aesthetic of the film accentuate class difference, effectively depicting the same dynamic present in Pushkin’s novel and the modern world. Dubrovsky, a modern adaptation of Pushkin’s unfinished novel, does more than transplant the struggles that accompany class difference present in the original text. It amplifies the hardships of poor villagers and connects the original story with present day issues of corruption and exploitation.
A disagreement among friends turns into a war after Kirill Troekurov mistreats a soldier and insults his fellow veteran and friend Andrei Dubrovsky. The drama rises as Troekurov uses his connections to completely, and legally, level not only Dubrovsky’s farm, but the entire village of Kistenevka. Dubrovsky dies and his son, Vladimir returns home. Violence and deception ensue as the villagers take up weapons and Dubrovsky poses as an American consultant for Troekurov. Romance arises between Dubrovsky and Troekurov’s daughter in the midst of a plot to bankrupt the oligarch to punish him for his disregard for the villagers. Both the plot and the aesthetic of the film accentuate class difference, effectively depicting the same dynamic present in Pushkin’s novel and the modern world.Dubrovsky, a modern adaptation of Pushkin’s unfinished novel, does more than transplant the struggles that accompany class difference present in the original text. It amplifies the hardships of poor villagers and connects the original story with present day issues of corruption and exploitation.
A disagreement among friends turns into a war after Kirill Troekurov mistreats a soldier and insults his fellow veteran and friend Andrei Dubrovsky. The drama rises as Troekurov uses his connections to completely, and legally, level not only Dubrovsky’s farm, but the entire village of Kistenevka. Dubrovsky dies and his son, Vladimir returns home. Violence and deception ensue as the villagers take up weapons and Dubrovsky poses as an American consultant for Troekurov. Romance arises between Dubrovsky and Troekurov’s daughter in the midst of a plot to bankrupt the oligarch to punish him for his disregard for the villagers. Both the plot and the aesthetic of the film accentuate class difference, effectively depicting the same dynamic present in Pushkin’s novel and the modern world. http://www.rusfilm.pitt.edu/schedule-2019/