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Gogol. Nachalo

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
2.2K
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Gogol. Nachalo (2017)
CrimeHorrorMysteryThriller

The year 1829. Nikolay Gogol, a young Third Section clerk, is desperate: his own books seem shallow and mediocre, so he keeps buying entire print runs just to burn them all. He is suffering ... Read allThe year 1829. Nikolay Gogol, a young Third Section clerk, is desperate: his own books seem shallow and mediocre, so he keeps buying entire print runs just to burn them all. He is suffering from violent epileptic seizures and struggles to keep on working. Investigator Yakov Guro ... Read allThe year 1829. Nikolay Gogol, a young Third Section clerk, is desperate: his own books seem shallow and mediocre, so he keeps buying entire print runs just to burn them all. He is suffering from violent epileptic seizures and struggles to keep on working. Investigator Yakov Guro accidentally witnesses one such fit and realizes that Gogol's visions contain clues that c... Read all

  • Director
    • Egor Baranov
  • Writers
    • Natasha Merkulova
    • Alexey Chupov
    • Tikhon Kornev
  • Stars
    • Margarita Adaeva
    • Sergey Badyuk
    • Filipp Dyachkov
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    2.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Egor Baranov
    • Writers
      • Natasha Merkulova
      • Alexey Chupov
      • Tikhon Kornev
    • Stars
      • Margarita Adaeva
      • Sergey Badyuk
      • Filipp Dyachkov
    • 8User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Margarita Adaeva
    • Varvara
    Sergey Badyuk
    • Vakula
    Filipp Dyachkov
    Filipp Dyachkov
    • Zakhar
    Yuliya Frants
    Yuliya Frants
    • Oksana
    Oleg Menshikov
    Oleg Menshikov
    • Guro Yakov Petrovich
    Alexander Petrov
    Alexander Petrov
    • Nikolay Gogol
    Andrey Pynzaru
    Andrey Pynzaru
    • Petrus
    Evgeniy Stychkin
    Evgeniy Stychkin
    • Binkh Alexander Christophorovich
    Artyom Tkachenko
    Artyom Tkachenko
    • Danishevskiy Alexey
    Taisiya Vilkova
    Taisiya Vilkova
    • Danishevskaya Elisaveta Andreevna
    • Director
      • Egor Baranov
    • Writers
      • Natasha Merkulova
      • Alexey Chupov
      • Tikhon Kornev
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    User reviews8

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    3zac610

    Slightly above average

    The genre of the movie can be defined as horror with detective elements. On the whole, it looks easy enough. I was personally stressed by the inserts with Gogol's visions, they were not always to the point, and sometimes confused the plot and were boring. Toward the movie's end, you may think "What's going on here at all?". Some scenes are written by the sick imagination of the scriptwriter, which is just made to please the viewer allegedly with beautiful effects. The degree of nonsense is at a high bar in this movie.

    You can watch it for fans of Slavic literature or as a simple horror movie. But it is better to find something more interesting.
    8naurimas-1

    Horror story

    The attempt to interpret life of the Russian writer Gogol paying attention to clerk's adventures in Russia, central Ukraine.

    The plot is interesting, full of suspense related to mysterious and mystic murders.

    The episodes of the film are related to jumps in time and links to dreams of the film's main hero.

    Many humorous episodes related to Russian and Ukrainian lifestyle of the 19th century.

    8/10
    10dashulka-76217

    Something really cool

    I watched this film at home, when TV3 was showing it during these winter holidays. And I REALLY liked it very much. It's not a usual film. It's a TV series shown in cinemas and, to be honest, that's a great idea. Sitting among all the people who came there to watch it too helps to create a unique atmosphere. All the actors are perfect for the roles, I liked Oleg Menshikov most of all))) I advice you to watch it))
    8darcysull

    Dark fantasy fun for literature lovers

    This series (which made up three films but somehow 8 episodes on TV) is well-made and a lot of fun. It will be especially enjoyable to anyone who has read Gogol's stories, as it incorporates elements and storylines from Viy and others (even The Nose). The look and feel is very much like Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow. Alexander Petrov as Gogol is very good. And if you love Russian literature and its tortured geniuses, watch for a couple of cameos from A. S. Pushkin! As of 2023, the whole series is still on Amazon with subtitles. The three-disc blu ray series of the films that I bought only has English subtitles on the second and third films.
    7Foutainoflife

    Well,

    I'm gonna be honest by saying that the subtitles for this film were difficult to understand. However, I watched it anyway, making my own conclusions as to what was going on and I liked it anyway.

    I think the film was well made. The costuming and details, while not overly dramatic, were also well suited. From my translation of the film there is an interesting story going on here. I really hope to find better subtitles eventually.

    If you enjoy period horror, you may very well like this. I'd tell you to check it out. As I mentioned, the English subtitles I found were awful but if you soldier through or have decent subtitles you'll be glad you checked it out. I'm about to check out the second film after I finish this review. Maybe that will tell you something. I'm curious as to what is going to happen next.

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    • Release date
      • August 31, 2017 (Russia)
    • Country of origin
      • Russia
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Gogol. The Beginning
    • Production companies
      • 1-2-3 Production
      • Sreda
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    • Budget
      • RUR 50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,939,761
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 47m(107 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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