Anton Chekhov's The Duel (2010)

Director:

Dover Koshashvili

Writers:

Anton Chekhov (novel)
Mary Bing (written by)

Release Date:

28 April 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Reference To Romeo And Juliet | Betrayal | Russia | Adultery | Blackmail

Cast

Andrew Scott	...	Laevsky
Fiona Glascott	...	Nadia
Tobias Menzies	...	Von Koren
Niall Buggy	...	Samoylenko
Nicholas Rowe	...	Sheshkovsky
Michelle Fairley	...	Marya
Simon Trinder	...	Postal Superintendent
Debbie Chazen	...	Olga
Graham Turner	...	Atchmianov Senior
Jeremy Swift	...	Deacon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alister Cameron	...	Ustimovitch
Mislav Cavajda	...	Kirilin
Franka Gulin	...	Blind Masseuse
Neven Jercel	...	Tatar Horseman / Mountaineer
Rik Makarem	...	Atchmianov
Tea Matanovic	...	Natalya Ivanovna
Juliana Overmeer	...	Lady with the Lapdog
Goran Kostic	...	(voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Dover Koshashvili

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mary Bing		written by
Anton Chekhov		novel

Produced by
Mary Bing	....	producer
Suza Horvat	....	co-producer
Per Melita	....	co-producer
Igor Nola	....	co-producer
Frank Pavich	....	assistant producer
Donald Rosenfeld	....	producer

Original Music by
Angelo Milli

Cinematography by
Paul Sarossy

Film Editing by
Kate Williams

Casting by
Irina Damic
Joyce Nettles

Production Design by
Ivo Husnjak

Art Direction by
Nenad Pecur
Ivica Trpcic

Set Decoration by
Zeljko Luter

Costume Design by
Sergio Ballo

Makeup Department
Marija Bingula	....	wig maker
Jolanda Buhin	....	key hair stylist
Ana Bulajic-Crcek	....	makeup designer
Merima Dikoti	....	additional hair stylist
Lisa Jericevich	....	assistant makeup artist
Stefanija Roso	....	additional hair stylist

Production Management
Mike Harrop	....	post-production supervisor
Per Melita	....	production manager
Dubravko Petrovic	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kirijana Nikoloska	....	second assistant director
Zoran Sudar	....	first assistant director
Mladen Vragovic	....	second second assistant director
Jan Zalar	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Josip Bauk	....	construction labor
Ratko Bilus	....	construction labor
Damir Crtalic	....	construction labor
Mio Josipovic	....	construction labor
Damir Kljaic	....	construction labor
Goran Kovacevic	....	construction labor
Juliana Overmeer	....	assistant production designer
Josip Rodbinic	....	construction labor
Stjepan Samec	....	construction labor
Sasa Spoljaric	....	construction labor
Zlatko Stanicic	....	construction labor
Zvonko Vrbanec	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Mark Appleby	....	adr mixer
Ryan Collison	....	foley engineer
Robert Edwards	....	adr recordist
Dan Korintus	....	dialogue editor
Tony Martinez	....	supervising sound editor
Eric McAllister	....	assistant sound editor
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Jacob Ribicoff	....	sound effects editor
Stjepan Suskovic	....	sound mixer
Bill Sweeney	....	sound editor (as William Sweeney)
Dominick Tavella	....	sound re-recording mixer
Damir Valincic	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Gaia Bussolati	....	special effects: consultant
Branko Repalust	....	special effects
Kristijan Repalust	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
David Piombino	....	lead compositor: Big Film Design
Adrienne Winterhalter	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Petar Bencic	....	stunts
Ivo Kristof	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Zdenko Bilandzija	....	best boy
Bob Davidson	....	gaffer
Damir Gajdek	....	balloon light operator
Samir Kadric	....	electrician
Branko Knez	....	first assistant camera
Marin Marsic	....	camera loader
Jeton Peci	....	electrician
Nikola Predovic	....	still photographer
Lauretta Prevost	....	second assistant camera
Milan Prpic	....	grip
Vlado Rukavina	....	electrician
Josip Siladi	....	grip
Josip Siladi	....	key grip
Jan Tomasek	....	on-set video assist
Marko Voljevac	....	electrician
Zivko Zalar	....	first assistant camera: "B" camera
Zeljko Zupan	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera

Casting Department
Vivienne Storry	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Blanka Budak	....	assistant costume designer
Lejla Graho	....	costume supervisor
Sandra Polanec	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
May Kuckro	....	assistant editor
Patricia Sztaba	....	negative cutter
Stan Sztaba	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Gerardo Perez Giusti	....	orchestrator
Nic Ratner	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Zdravko Plese	....	transportation coordinator
Ilija Prgomet	....	driver
Zeljko Prgomet	....	driver

Other crew
Randall Balsmeyer	....	title designer
Maja Bosnic	....	production secretary
Zdenka Gold	....	production coordinator
Goranka Greif-Soro	....	script supervisor
Eric A. Knapp	....	pre-production coordinator
Vlaho Krile	....	assistant location manager
Jonna McLaughlin	....	pre-production coordinator
Robert Nickson	....	production consultant
Enver Omerovic	....	location manager
Mladen Ozbolt	....	location scout
Rachel Schnipper	....	production coordinator: NY unit
Robert L. Seigel	....	legal services
Igor Sestric	....	production assistant
Vanja Tausan	....	production assistant
Predrag Vojnovic	....	location manager
Gordana Zivkovic	....	production accountant

Thanks
Andreas Roald	....	special thanks
Lynn Rosenfeld	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Duel Productions

Distributors

• Rialto Distribution (2012) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Highline Pictures (2010) (USA) (all media)
• Music Box Films (2011) (USA) (video)

Other Companies

• Goldcrest Post Production London  post-production sound services
• Panavision  camera equipment provided by

Also Known As:

"The Duel" - International (English title) (short title)

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Croatia

Company:

Duel Productions

I am not quite sure.....

I just felt bored and disconnected while watching this film. I also considered that although Andrew Scott is not a bad actor but definitely a mis-cast for the main character, as he looked so down-and-out like a bum or a homeless guy in this film, over-my-dead-body any woman would pay attention to him, albeit in love with him. The guy he played should have felt lucky enough that he could stay with a adulterous woman who still loved him and liked to live with him under the same roof. If I were her, living with a guy so spiritless, depressed and felt trapped, I might have flirted with more men to cheer up the days.

But the strongest feeling when watching this movie was how boring the life in that special era or period of time. There is nothing so special and worth paying attention to for the characters, the romances, the life styles of everybody. I even wonder this novelette written by Chekov should be treated as a classic literature, because it's so bored and so purposeless, not worth of further produced into a movie.

A very good film to someone else but not to me.