The Master and Margarita: the new adaptation that causes consternation in the Kremlin

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A new movie adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov anti-censorship Soviet novel "THE Master And Margarita" East provoking A stir has THE Kremlin After he won rave Comments Since Russian movie buffs.

According to has Bulgakov famous book about THE Devils visit has Stalinist Moscow, "manuscripts don't do it burn"; A famous sentence that has become "A shorthand For art supposed ability has triumph on repression", said Joy Neumeyer In THE New York Times. But those words are be "put has THE test once Again In Russia", Or A new adaptation by Russian-American director Michael Lockshin has "cause A scandal."

THE satirical novel, which "capture THE surrealist atmosphere of dark forces And mysterious disappearances In THE 1930s Soviet Union", East firmly In THE Russian national cannon And would be SO "seem has be on For cinematic treatment."

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But THE new movies "a wink allusions has THE cruelties of life below dictatorship resonate A little Also strangely among Russian public", WHO to have has been "flocking has see he".

Writing secretly all along THE 1930s during Joseph that of Stalin purges, Bulgakov novel was not published until 1967 – 27 years After her the death. A uncensored version did not appear until 1973.

Pro-Putin propagandists 'to want blood'

Lockshin's movie quickly jumped has THE high of Russia box office recipes list – grow bigger more that 600 million rubles (£5.2 million) In It is First of all week. Soon, "Kremlin friends, pro-war propagandists And A army of online the trolls" began play sports A campaign has discredit THE movie And It is director, WHO has openly speak of her opposition has THE war In Ukraine, said Variety.

Both THE movies "scaling success" And "sharp criticism of authoritarian ruler" to have struck A nerve In Right wing circles has A time When President Vladimir Poutine East cracking down on any of them form of CONTESTATION In Russia.

"THE propagandists are both envious And Also odious that A movie with A anti-censorship, anti-totalitarian, anti-war message East get SO a lot popularity, that they to have double down," said A anonymous source close has THE movie, Speaking has Variety...