If only we could all have even a drop of Prince Myshkin's humility, compassion, love, honesty, candor. Perhaps the second or third time through I'll watch with subtitles turned off. For instance, one character told another, "You shouldn't miss this opportunity (to marry a very rich man)," but the subtitle said something like, "Isn't that interesting!" I know enough Russian to be able to tell when the subtitles are inaccurate, but unfortunately, not enough to watch it without subtitles. The DVD I am watching, from the Russian company CP Digital, has reasonably good-quality images, but terrible subtitles. Eye contact, pauses, changes-or lack thereof-in tone of voice, all make such a big difference. Perhaps the translation I read was not too great, but I think the biggest difference is the wonderful acting and directing in this mini-series. I've read the book (in English) a couple of times, but this movie brings the characters to life for me in a way the book never did. Its life that matters, nothing but life the process of discovering, the everlasting and perpetual process, not the discovery itself, at all.
The acting is incredible, the cinematography imaginative, the pacing very good, and the dialog, since it is pure Dostoyevsky, is, of course, stellar. Well, I've seen the first three episodes and can't wait to watch the rest. I had heard it was well done, so I thought I ought to force myself to watch at least some of it.
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