The Master and Margarita

The Master and Margarita

1994 · 128 min · RU · 6.0 (21 votes)
Dir. Yuriy Kara · Starring Anastasiya Vertinskaya, Viktor Rakov, Valentin Gaft, Mikhail Ulyanov, Nikolay Burlyaev, Sergey Garmash · Music Alfred Schnittke

Manuscripts don't burn

DramaRomanceFantasy

Master is a talented writer in Moscow working on a manuscript about the biblical Jesus and Pontius Pilate. Authorities in Moscow are harassing Master by surveillance and intimidation. Victimized by their harassment, Master throws his manuscript into the fire, before he is locked up in a mental clinic. His assistant and Muse Margarita tries to help Master using the supernatural powers she got from the devil - Woland who is visiting Moscow..

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A darkly comic, surreal journey through Soviet Moscow where the devil himself visits, testing faith, love, and artistic integrity. It's a philosophical fantasy that feels both epic and deeply personal, with a touch of the absurd.

surrealphilosophicaldarkly comicepicsteadyphilosophical fantasysurrealismSoviet-era critiqueart vs. statelovegood vs. evilfaith
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