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Director:

Károly Makk

Writers (WGA):

Fyodor Dostoyevsky (novel)
Katharine Ogden (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

7 November 1997 (UK) more

Genre:

Biography | Drama more

Tagline:

In the grip of obsession, reason is suspended.

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations more

User Comments:

Still scene stealing after 50 years. more (6 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Michael Gambon ... Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Jodhi May ... Anna Snitkina
Polly Walker ... Polina

Dominic West ... Alexei
Luise Rainer ... Grandmother

William Houston ... Pasha
Johan Leysen ... De Grieux
John Wood ... The General

Angeline Ball ... Mlle. Blanche
Marjon Brandsma ... Mme. de Cominges
Mark Lacey ... Ivan
Gijs Scholten van Aschat ... Maikov
Lucy Davis ... Dunya
András Fekete ... Potapych
Patrick Godfrey ... Professor Olkhin
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

A játékos (Hungary)
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MPAA:

Rated R for a strong sex scene and some nudity.

Runtime:

97 min

Language:

English | Hungarian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | UK:15 | USA:R


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Trivia:

This was two-time Best Actress Oscar winner Luise Rainer's first theatrical film since Hostages (1943). more


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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Still scene stealing after 50 years., 11 August 2001
Author: sibisi73 from United Kingdom

Makk's take on the 27 days Dostoyevsky worked to complete the novel 'Rouletenberg' is a mediocre attempt to inject some kind of passion into a direly dull subject. Themes of obsession and lust are all there bubbling under the surface but we never get under the skin of it, we never really go through the experience with Dostoyevsky, which ultimately means we hardly give a care.

The saving grace in amongst some incredibly earnest, yet unaffecting performances, is Luise Rainer's mesmerising ten, or so, minutes on screen. All wide-eyed and full of charm, she steals the movie,as the Grandmother relishing the chance to play at roulette for the first time. The anticipation, delight, and despair in this brief appearance leave you wanting more. Sadly, there isn't any!

Makk's film looks good, with the requisite period detail, and atmospheric slo-mo, and overlapping repeat shots, but with such a lacklustre story it didn't really ignite any enthusiasm in this viewer.

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