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“That’s plainly the point, but Anna’s love for him provides “The Idiot(s)” with its most poignant tether to reality.”
“And to Flynn’s credit, Fyodor is profoundly hateable.”
“The screenplay — credited to Szumowska, Englert, Kasper Bajon, and Bríd Arnstein — draws from Andrew D.”
“Still, she stays — and Wood punctuates her best scenes by swinging wildly in tone alongside the script.”
“The suspense that draws these particular elitists toward the Dostoevskys is the same tension that made “Crime and Punishment” magnetic for contemporary audiences, and “The Idiot(s)” echoes the queasy allure of watching someone rationalize his way toward disaster.”
“Their ambitious film begins as the newlyweds arrive in Baden, where Fyodor’s fame attracts fellow travelers — including rival Russian novelist Ivan Turgenev (Christian Friedel).”
“The real Anna first worked for Dostoevsky as a stenographer who helped him complete “The Gambler” in 26 days.”
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“At least as their marriage is presented here, the Dostoevskys probably shouldn’t stay together quite as long as they do.”
“That device makes this sideways biopic a particularly rewarding companion piece for devotees of the novel, but it also demands a daunting amount of prior knowledge.”
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