The Black Monk

Based on a short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas' astounding re-imagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovia... (more)

Based on a short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas' astounding re-imagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy of how it is lived. The story tells the the tragic tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin (stage and screen star Sergey Makovetskiy).. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry. A black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, that eventually lead to his ruin.. Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics' Prize for Best Production, Best Actor and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design. (less)