For those unfamiliar with the novel or Russian cultural history, the story might appear incoherent, perhaps annoyingly so. The film bears multiple viewings just as the other reviewers have said. Whenever I am down I reach for this DVD no kidding. I identify with the characters. I recently (a few yrs ago) moved back to the Philippine just as Lavrfetsky moved back to Lavriki. I was a Russian minor in college and I have this to thank for my excellent pronunciation which I encountered in my high school yrs. I have grown with the movie and the decisions of the characters appear to make more sense as I get older and wiser and have made a few mistakes of my own.i understans Liza now and her decision to withdraw from the world and pray for her and other's sins. I have even grown more forgiving of the adulteries of the wife. The protagonist is really screqed by life. I hav never read the novel so I don't know how faithful Look out for the appearance of an actor and director whose name escapes me at the moment. Btw, th excellent music is very atmospheric as well as being quite diverse, from peasant's work chants to high opera.
Review of A Nest of Gentry
