Showing posts with label Mikhail Bulgakov. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mikhail Bulgakov. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

The Master and Margarita (Dramatized)

The dramatization of Master and Margarita is a quick introduction to the story. The focus is primarily on the story of Pontius Pilate and the writer and poet. The "cat" makes a brief appearance. The short version skips over a lot of details that make the novel "weird". There is a bit of absurdity involved, but not nearly as much as in the book.

Saturday, February 06, 2021

The Master and Margarita

The Master and Margarita is weird. Part of it is the story of Pilate at the time of Christ. There is also many events taking place in "modern" Moscow. The devil appears and recruits people. One man ends up in a mental institution because he is seen as crazy - but is he witnessing real events? There is a book that resembles the book. And just to liven things up, there is also a talking cat. People are drawn to do crazy things, that may often involve an unexpected lack of clothing. People randomly die in weird ways. Did I mention a talking cat? It is difficult to tell what is intended to be "real" and what is delusionary. In some ways it doesn't matter. It can be read as a societal critique or just as something weird.