Eisenstein's film on Ivan the terrible has probably marked me for life . It has very strong black and white images :
Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Russian:Ivan Vasilyevich; 25 August 1530 – 28 March [O.S. 18 March] 1584),[2] commonly known as Ivan the Terrible or Ivan the Fearsome (Russian:
Ива́н Гро́зный (help·info), Ivan Grozny; a better translation into modern English would be Ivan the Formidable), was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547, then Tsar of All Rus' until his death in 1584. The last title was used by all his successors.
During his reign, Russia conquered the Khanates of Kazan, Astrakhan and Sibir, becoming a multiethnic and multicontinental state spanning approximately 4,050,000 km2 (1,560,000 sq mi). He exercised autocratic control over Russia's hereditary nobility and developed a bureaucracy to administer the new territories. He transformed Russia from a medieval state into an empire, though at immense cost to its people, and its broader, long-term economy.
Historic sources present disparate accounts of Ivan's complex personality: he was described as intelligent and devout, yet given to rages and prone to episodic outbreaks of mental instability[3] that increased with his age.[4][5] In one such outburst, he killed his son and heir Ivan Ivanovich. This left his younger son, the pious but politically ineffectual Feodor Ivanovich, to inherit the throne.
Ivan was an able diplomat, a patron of arts and trade, and founder of the Moscow Print Yard, Russia's first publishing house. He was popular among Russia's commoners (see Ivan the Terrible in Russian folklore), except possibly the people of Novgorod and surrounding areas (see "Massacre of Novgorod"), and he is also noted for his paranoia and harsh treatment of the Russian nobility.
the story in the film talks about the intrigues against Ivan . Not many people liked him among the aristocracy. His only source of joy was his wife , but she is done with by people who knew she was his only support . Ivan should have broken down with this loss but instead he has an ingenious idea. He goes to the people and gives them the power .... he gives unknown individuals a chance to serve him and to be his soldiers .... in this way he rids himself of the need to rely on the aritocracy(who hate him) and he is among his own very loyal friends. The dogs were the good people who were not taken into consideration . They took the positions of leadership and replaced the aristocrats. The film is a very strong tribute to Ivan and probably contains a message for the soviet leaders reminding them that there were good people around them , only if they looked for them and gave them the power !.
Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Russian:Ivan Vasilyevich; 25 August 1530 – 28 March [O.S. 18 March] 1584),[2] commonly known as Ivan the Terrible or Ivan the Fearsome (Russian:
Ива́н Гро́зный (help·info), Ivan Grozny; a better translation into modern English would be Ivan the Formidable), was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547, then Tsar of All Rus' until his death in 1584. The last title was used by all his successors. During his reign, Russia conquered the Khanates of Kazan, Astrakhan and Sibir, becoming a multiethnic and multicontinental state spanning approximately 4,050,000 km2 (1,560,000 sq mi). He exercised autocratic control over Russia's hereditary nobility and developed a bureaucracy to administer the new territories. He transformed Russia from a medieval state into an empire, though at immense cost to its people, and its broader, long-term economy.
Historic sources present disparate accounts of Ivan's complex personality: he was described as intelligent and devout, yet given to rages and prone to episodic outbreaks of mental instability[3] that increased with his age.[4][5] In one such outburst, he killed his son and heir Ivan Ivanovich. This left his younger son, the pious but politically ineffectual Feodor Ivanovich, to inherit the throne.
Ivan was an able diplomat, a patron of arts and trade, and founder of the Moscow Print Yard, Russia's first publishing house. He was popular among Russia's commoners (see Ivan the Terrible in Russian folklore), except possibly the people of Novgorod and surrounding areas (see "Massacre of Novgorod"), and he is also noted for his paranoia and harsh treatment of the Russian nobility.
the story in the film talks about the intrigues against Ivan . Not many people liked him among the aristocracy. His only source of joy was his wife , but she is done with by people who knew she was his only support . Ivan should have broken down with this loss but instead he has an ingenious idea. He goes to the people and gives them the power .... he gives unknown individuals a chance to serve him and to be his soldiers .... in this way he rids himself of the need to rely on the aritocracy(who hate him) and he is among his own very loyal friends. The dogs were the good people who were not taken into consideration . They took the positions of leadership and replaced the aristocrats. The film is a very strong tribute to Ivan and probably contains a message for the soviet leaders reminding them that there were good people around them , only if they looked for them and gave them the power !.
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