主演：ОлегДрач/ЛюдмилаЕфименко/БогданСтупddd
导演：YuriIlyenko
语言：Ukrainian/俄语
地区:乌克兰
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上映时间：2002-02-15
别名：APrayerforHetmanMazepa
用户标签：乌克兰,苏俄,2000s,Yuri·Ilyenko,Yuri_Ilyenko,烏克蘭,尤里·伊利延科,欧洲
片长：154мин.
imdb编号：tt0323279
ThefilmseemstometobeaninterpretationofHetmanIvanMazepaandUkrainianhistoryofhistimeasseeninaphantasmagoriadreaminthemindofthedirectorIlyenko.ThereismuchinthefilmthatIlikedandmuchthatIadmiredwithoutnecessarilylikingit.
Muchofthecinematographywasveryeffective,someofthesymbolism,manyimages,theoccasionalhumor.Thereweremanyverystrikingparts,inparticularthevertepsequence,thedevastationofBaturyn,therepresentationofPeterI.TheotherstrengthistheimageofUkrainewhichisrepresentedinmanyways–inthewomenthatpopulatethescreen,orthemapofEuropewithUkraineasawomanthatgetsrapedbythepowerfulmenaroundher,andothersymbols.IthinkthatthecombinationofthisimageofUkraineasavictimofviolenceandtheimageofMazepawhoattemptedtodosomethingforthiscountrythatwasprobablydoomedtofailurearethemainmessagesthatIgotfromthefilm.
Ontheotherhand,thefilmissimplytoolong.Itwouldbenefitfromeditingandpruning,whichcouldenhanceitseffectivenessbothasapieceofartandasamediumtoconveyitsmessage.Itlackedacertainsenseofeconomyparticularlyinthelasthalf-hour.Someofthesexualandscatologicalimagery(especiallythatinvolvingPeter)seemstomeartisticallyvalidandeffective,butsomeseemsgratuitousandbyitsoveruseweakensthepointittriestomake.