Lady with the Dog Film Review
The film representation's simple cinematography and dialog accurately capture the mood created in Chekhov's story, but it fails in other areas. The motives and thoughts of the characters could not be easily discovered, as the film focused on carrying on the plot with little attention given to characterization; leaving the actors to fill the void with expression and specific actions. The actors tended to over-do this, creating more of a caricature than character. While some may contend the short story translates better into film I do not believe this to be true. Often certain aspects purposely left out of short stories for the sake of conciseness and brevity are replaced with Hollywood traditions that take away from the nature of the literature. The acting most prominently stood out to me as a major confli
The filler took too much attention away from the inner conflict haunting him. A slight reference to Gurov's distaste for everyday activity would have sufficed. Sensation, in this case, was favored over the message. The actors overportrayed Gurov and his wife most prevalently. Opposite of these flaws, Iya Savina portrayed the character of Anna to perfection. ct with Chekhov's intentions of what the characters should be like. However, the filmmakers lacked the innovation to successfully draw the viewer's attention away from the limitations of translating a short story into film. The scene in which Anna discovers a deliverer handed her note to Gurov's wife instead of himself comes off as a cheap attempt to build suspense. Dick's examination of technology and its impact on personal freedom were transformed into another "whodunnit" action/adventure flick. "Minority Report" personifies a recent example of Hollywood going against such principles in making a short story film translation. The actress playing Gurov's wife combined with the scripting made her appear to be an unrealistically arrogant woman. While "Lady with the Dog" does not go to this extreme, there were various moments at which the integrity of the story was compromised. Her mild yet desperate disposition reflected exactly how I pictured the character in my mind when reading the story.
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