The Monk and the Demon

We are presenting films of the Week of the Russian cinema

20.08.2017, 4 pm. -  «The Monk and the Demon»- 114 min., “Oktaybr” cinema. Discussion of the film and a meeting with actor Boris Kamorzin who played Abbot.

                                                  Boris Kamorzin as Abbot

MONAKH I BES / THE MONK AND THE DEMON, Director Nikolai Dostal, Russia, 2016, 114’

A new brother, Ivan Shaposhnikov, settles in the friary. But dark forces follow him into the monastery and from time to time they materialize as Legion (at least that is how he introduced himself to Ivan). Legion has chosen Ivan as the object of his devilish work, tempting him in every possible way in an attempt to make him abandon the chosen path of God. But the greater the temptations, the stronger Ivan’s spiritual powers grow…

Boris Kamorzin (Abbot - left)

Boris Kamorzin (Abbot - in centre)

Boris Kamorzin with Russian cinema award for the role Abbot

Director of the film Nikolay Dostal

NIKOLAY DOSTAL (21.5.1946, Moscow) graduated from the journalistic department of the Moscow University, and started working as a second-unit director on the Mosfilm Studios. In 1981 Dostal graduated from Georgi Danelia’s workshop of the Higher Courses for Directors and Scriptwriters, and one year later made his directorial debut with the film OZHIDAETSYA POKHOLODANIE I SNEG. International success came to Dostal with his fifth feature film, OBLAKO-RAY (1990), which has received many prizes both in Russia and worldwide. Among his other most famous directorial works are: A SMALL GIANT OF BIG SEX (1992), MELKIY BES (1995), KOLYA - PEREKATI POLE (2005), PETE ON THE WAY TO HEAVEN (2009, Golden George of the 31st MIFF and acclaimed TV-series: THE PENAL BATTALION (2004), ZAVESHCHANIE LENINA (2007) and RASKOL (2011).