Les possédés (1988)

This story begins in 1870 at a little town somewhere in Russia. It processed the real "Nyecsajev story". A group of young revolutionists wanna ruin the system with violence. They think this... See full summary »

Director:

Andrzej Wajda

Writers:

Jean-Claude Carrière (scenario), Andrzej Wajda,

Stars:

Isabelle Huppert, Jutta Lampe, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Isabelle Huppert	...	Maria Sjatov
Jutta Lampe	...	Maria Lebjadkin
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu	...	Lisa
Bernard Blier	...	Le gouverneur
Jean-Philippe Écoffey	...	Peter Verchovenskij
Laurent Malet	...	Kirillov
Jerzy Radziwilowicz	...	Sjatov
Omar Sharif	...	Stepan
Lambert Wilson	...	Nikolaj Stavrogin
Philippe Chambon	...	Chigalev
Jean-Quentin Châtelain	...	Virguinski
Rémi Martin	...	Erkel
Serge Spira	...	Fedka
Wladimir Yordanoff	...	Lebjadkin
Zbigniew Zamachowski	...	Liamchine

Storyline

This story begins in 1870 at a little town somewhere in Russia. It processed the real "Nyecsajev story". A group of young revolutionists wanna ruin the system with violence. They think this is the only chance to reform the old Russian Society. The leader of this group is Pierre.

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Plot Keywords:

foreign language adaptation | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

24 February 1988 (France)

Also Known As:

The Possessed

Filming Locations:

University of Warsaw Main Campus, Krakowskie Przedmiescie, Sródmiescie, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaumont, Gaumont Production, Films A2

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

User Reviews

An excellent franco polish production, prophetic.

Dostoievski was a giant and a master painter of the Russian soul. This film is a good rendition of his work, altogether prophetic (on the Bolcheviks) and coined with pessimism.

The Slavic twist that Wajda brought to the picture is essential. Madness, brittle human relations and utopia are the key ingredients among which a pleiad of very Russian characters evolve. None of them seem to be part of the real world, they seem more rooted in the realm of philosophy.

Reading Dostoievski and Tolstoi could have avoided many ugly things indeed.