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27 November 1967 (Soviet Union) morePlot:
A young priest is ordered to preside over the wake of witch in a small old wooden church of a remote village. This means spending three nights alone with the corpse with only his faith to protect him. | full synopsisNewsDesk:
Full International Trailer For Russian Horror Viy(From Twitch. 15 September 2008, 10:47 AM, PDT)
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Holy minimalist masterpieces, Batman! more (17 total)Cast
(Credited cast)| Leonid Kuravlyov | ... | Khoma Brutus | |
| Natalya Varley | ... | Pannochka | |
| Aleksei Glazyrin | ... | Sotnik | |
| Nikolai Kutuzov | ... | Witch (as N. Kutuzov) | |
| Vadim Zakharchenko | ... | Khaliava | |
| Pyotr Vesklyarov | ... | Rector / Dorosh (as P. Vesklyarov) | |
| Vladimir Salnikov | ... | Gorobetz (as V. Salnikov) | |
| Dmitri Kapka | ... | Overko (as D. Kapka) | |
| Stepan Shkurat | ... | Yavtukh (as S. Shkurat) | |
| G. Sochevko | ... | Stepan | |
| Nikolai Yakovchenko | ... | Spirid (as N. Yakovchenko) | |
| Nikolai Panasyev | ... | Comforter |
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77 minCountry:
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RussianColor:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Mosfilm Studios, Moscow, RussiaFun Stuff
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The first horror film to be made in Russia. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Khoma draws a chalk circle on the church floor for the first time, traces of previous circles are still visible on the floorboards. moreFAQ
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I'm not particularly a fan of horror flicks. I watched this movie simply because I wanted to see something Russian. But as I found out, this is much more than a typical horror flick. It has a lyrical quality to it almost like a Greek play. True, it has ghosts & goblins & creepy things in it. But so do Greek plays.
I consider this to be a fantasy or an allegory with some nice subtle insights about rustic life and the human condition in general. Some of the witty dialogue is absolutely priceless. I'm not familiar with the writings of Gogol who wrote the original story of "Viy", but if you're a fan of Tolstoy's short stories ("The Imp and the Crust") or Guy de Maupassant ("The Devil") or maybe the lighter side of Poe ("Never Bet the Devil Your Head"), then this'll be right up your alley.
And of course it'll scare the socks off your arse.
The camera illusions in this movie are absolutely 1st class. Don't be put off by the fact that it had a "low budget" by Hollywood standards. The minimalist approach really brought out the director's creativity in this case. Like an old 1940s Jean Cocteau film, the special effects are timeless in their simplicity, and they will hold up for the next 50 years, long after CGI has gone the way of the dodo (and not a moment too soon).