电影电视-“《苦难的历程》三部曲,使俄国大文学家 阿.托尔斯泰的著名作品。该片以1914年第一次世界大战到1919年的俄罗斯国内战争等重大历史事件为背景,通过对卡佳和达莎两姐妹和她们的丈夫:贵族出身的白军军官罗申和平民出身的红军军官、工程师捷列金,错综复杂的爱情及艰难曲折生活经历的描写,刻画出俄国知识分子从失去旧俄罗斯到获得新生的苏维埃俄罗斯的苦难历程。”
该电视剧曾在九十年代初在央视播映。网上尚有VCD(12张一套)出售。这部剧集拍得相当唯美。
耐人寻味的是阿·托尔斯泰将这部俄国旧知识分子历经磨难,认同新政权的历史,称为“The Road To Calvary”,也就是基督耶稣背负十字架走向骷髅山之路。实际上,按剧中主人公在红白军中摇摆的经历,都难以逃过后来多轮残酷的清洗。
根据普希金未完成的历史长篇小说《彼得大帝的黑奴》改编。
Peter the Great takes a Russian man of African heritage - Ibrahim Petrovich Hannibal - under his wing as the tsar builds his grand navy. After having a disastrous affair in France, Ibrahim vows to never fall in love again, until he sees the daughter of a wealthy boyar. Peter the Great insists the two be married, but Ibrahim goes against the tsar's wishes, refusing to force her to marry him since she doesn't consent. When another man tries to marry her, however, Ibrahim's loyalties and generous nature are put to the test.