Dueljant
Directed by:
Aleksei MizgiryovScreenplay:
Aleksei MizgiryovCinematography:
Maksim Osadchiy-KorytkovskiyComposer:
Игорь ВдовинCast:
Pyotr Fyodorov, Vladimir Mashkov, Aleksandr Yatsenko, Sergey Garmash, Yuriy Kolokolnikov, Yuliya Khlynina, Павел Табаков, Dmitriy Lysenkov, Pyotr Skvortsov (more)Plots(1)
Returning to Saint Petersburg after a long exile, the dashing Yakovlev, a retired army officer, makes a comfortable living by winning other people's duels. An enigmatic, focused, and extremely skilled professional, he leaves a trail of dead bodies behind him as he swirls through polite society, frequently called upon to wield a pistol as a surrogate in duels at dawn. But when Yakovlev meets the naïve young Prince Tuchov and his beautiful sister, Princess Martha, the normally cold-hearted mercenary is surprised by hitherto undetected emotions. What transpires uncovers a series of revelations about his past and his present self. (Toronto International Film Festival)
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The Russians are undoubtedly improving, and this year in particular you can see it. Not only are they choosing interesting projects. The recent Viking is not only visually arresting, but it's also a theme that comes out once every five years, and The Duelist is also a very original genre piece that's nowhere else to be seen. The period atmosphere is awesome, the visuals are top notch and the duels have a lot of pizzazz. I liked the protagonist and the villain and although there were a few deaf passages the occasional brutality doesn't let me go below 4*. 75%!
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