Ivan the Terrible - Pt. 1

Pros: musical score, every visual aspect
Cons: that it is a contribution to the cult of absolutist power

I don't really know where to begin in writing about Sergei Eisenstein's "Ivan the Terrible," the culmination of the career of one of the greatest masters and creators of cinema, so I'll begin with its predecessor, "Alexander Nevsky." "Alexander Nevsky" (1 ...

Pros: costumes, cinematography, entertaining court intrigue, definitely offbeat
Cons: slowly paced, exaggerated acting, history is greatly simplified

For many films, the story behind how it was made is more interesting than the movie itself. This is only partly the case with Ivan the Terrible, because both the film and its background are fascinating.

Sergei Eisenstein had achieved...