{"id":97043,"date":"2024-05-26T11:02:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T18:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97043"},"modified":"2024-05-26T16:22:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T23:22:41","slug":"war-and-peace-1965-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97043","title":{"rendered":"War and Peace (1965-67)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Why cannot men do without war? How is it we women are content with things as they are?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Poster-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-97044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Poster-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Poster-176x270.png 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Poster.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring Napoleon&#8217;s invasion of Russia, wealthy Pierre Bezukhov (Sergei Bondarchuk) marries a beautiful woman (Irina Skobtseva), but pines after young Natasha (Lyudmila Saveleva), who is pursued by both widowed Prince Andrei (Vyacheslav Tikhonov) and handsome Anatole (Vasiliy Lanovoy).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Royalty and Nobility<\/li>\n<li>Russian Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nRelatively unknown writer\/actor\/director Sergey Bondarchuk was selected by the Soviet government to helm this massive, Best Foreign Oscar-winning adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_and_Peace\">the nation&#8217;s most beloved novel, by Leo Tolstoy<\/a>. Almost no expense or detail was spared in bringing the Napoleonic era &#8212; specifically the years from 1805-1812 &#8212; to life: 103 different shooting locations were used; over 100 studio sets were built (including a replica of Moscow simply to burn down); <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0063794\/trivia\/?item=tr0798747&#038;ref_=ext_shr_lnk\">&#8220;original art, jewelry, swords, guns, and period furniture from several museums, as well as replicas of period military uniforms, decorations, ball gowns and costume jewelry pieces&#8221;<\/a> were used: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Ball-Gowns.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Ball-Gowns-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Ball-Gowns-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Ball-Gowns-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Ball-Gowns-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Ball-Gowns-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Ball-Gowns-1536x653.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Ball-Gowns-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Ball-Gowns.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and there were no less than 1,500 horses and 12,000 extras (including many from the military, working at no additional expense) utilized in the four battle sequences: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Sch%C3%B6ngrabern\">the Battle of Sch\u00f6ngrabern<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Austerlitz\">the Battle of Austerlitz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Borodino\">the Battle of Borodino<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Krasnoi\">the Battle of Krasnoi<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Triptych-Battle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Triptych-Battle-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Triptych-Battle-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Triptych-Battle-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Triptych-Battle-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Triptych-Battle-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Triptych-Battle-1536x653.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Triptych-Battle-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Triptych-Battle.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Split into four separate films, the adaptation faithfully tells the epic tale of Pierre Bezukhov, Natasha Rostova, and Prince Andrei Bolkonsky &#8212; as well as various other supporting characters &#8212; through the following segments (totaling 6 hours and 33 minutes). <\/p>\n<p>In &#8220;Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky,&#8221; we&#8217;re introduced to primary characters, with highlights including a wild night of debauchery: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Window.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Window-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Window-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Window-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Window-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Window-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Window-1536x653.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Window-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Window.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Drinking-Bear.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Drinking-Bear-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Drinking-Bear-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Drinking-Bear-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Drinking-Bear-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Drinking-Bear-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Drinking-Bear-1536x653.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Drinking-Bear-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Drinking-Bear.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; the death of Pierre&#8217;s father: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Death.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Death-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Death-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Death-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Death-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Death-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Death-1536x653.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Death-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Death.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and a snowy duel. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Duel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Duel-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Duel-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Duel-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Duel-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Duel-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Duel-1536x653.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Duel-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Duel.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In &#8220;Part II: Natasha Rostova,&#8221; we see 16-year-old Natasha attending her first ball: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Natasha-Ball.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Natasha-Ball-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Natasha-Ball-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Natasha-Ball-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Natasha-Ball-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Natasha-Ball-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Natasha-Ball-1536x653.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Natasha-Ball-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Natasha-Ball.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; falling in love with Andrei:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Andrei-Proposal.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Andrei-Proposal-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Andrei-Proposal-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Andrei-Proposal-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Andrei-Proposal-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Andrei-Proposal-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Andrei-Proposal-1536x653.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Andrei-Proposal-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Andrei-Proposal.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; going on a wolf hunt: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Wolf-Hunt.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Wolf-Hunt-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Wolf-Hunt-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Wolf-Hunt-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Wolf-Hunt-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Wolf-Hunt-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Wolf-Hunt-1536x653.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Wolf-Hunt-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Wolf-Hunt.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; dancing in a rural cottage: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Dancing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Dancing-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Dancing-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Dancing-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Dancing-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Dancing-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Dancing-1536x653.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Dancing-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Dancing.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and being seduced by wily (married) Anatole (Vasiliy Lanovoy). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Seduced.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Seduced-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Seduced-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Seduced-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Seduced-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Seduced-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Seduced-1536x653.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Seduced-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Seduced.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Part III: The Year 1812&#8221; consists of nearly non-stop battle sequences (and their aftermath), taking place as Napoleon&#8217;s army invades Russia. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Napoleon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Napoleon-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Napoleon-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Napoleon-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Napoleon-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Napoleon-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Napoleon-1536x653.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Napoleon-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Napoleon.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Borodino.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Borodino-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Borodino-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Borodino-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Borodino-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Borodino-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Borodino-1536x653.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Borodino-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Borodino.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov&#8221; wraps things up with plenty more violence and destruction, including the burning of Moscow: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Fire.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Fire-1024x433.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Fire-1024x433.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Fire-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Fire-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Fire-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Fire-1536x650.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Fire-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Fire.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Pierre&#8217;s attempt to go undercover and assassinate Napoleon: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Undercover.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Undercover-1024x433.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Undercover-1024x433.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Undercover-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Undercover-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Undercover-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Undercover-1536x650.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Undercover-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Undercover.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and a deathbed reconciliation for Natasha and Andrei. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Deathbed.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Deathbed-1024x433.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Deathbed-1024x433.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Deathbed-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Deathbed-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Deathbed-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Deathbed-1536x650.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Deathbed-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Deathbed.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Little of this is told or filmed in a conventional manner; as noted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slantmagazine.com\/dvd\/blu-ray-review-sergei-bondarchuks-war-and-peace-on-the-criterion-collection\/\">Keith Watson&#8217;s review for Slant<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;In contrast to Hollywood epics of the era like <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39512\">Joseph L. Mankiewicz\u2019s <em>Cleopatra<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81345\">William Wyler\u2019s <em>Ben-Hur<\/em><\/a>, which are marked by long, static processions of extras marching around expensive sets, Bondarchuk never simply shoots for coverage. His camera instead darts and dashes through grandiloquent interiors and hellish battlefields, roving through burning buildings and flying through the air like a cannonball. Where another director might have resorted to a simple wide shot or close-up, Bondarchuk gives us a sweeping helicopter aerial, a complicated superimposition, an expressive split screen, or a camera that seems to float above a ballroom&#8230;&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Collage.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Collage-1024x433.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Collage-1024x433.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Collage-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Collage-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Collage-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Collage-1536x650.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Collage-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Collage.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov&#8217;s unusual score adds to the at-times surreal nature of what&#8217;s taking place, which feels appropriate given the grand scope of what Tolstoy and Bondarchuk are aiming for. While it&#8217;s obviously a huge investment of time, this historical drama represents the best of mid-century Soviet cinema, and should be seen once by all film fanatics. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_and_Peace_(film_series)\">This film (really a mini-series)<\/a> has been the most challenging to pin a date on out of all titles in Peary&#8217;s book. The first two films &#8220;had their world premiere on 19 July 1965, in the Kremlin Palace of Congresses,&#8221; and were screened more broadly across the USSR in 1966, with the next two episodes following in 1967 (though with distribution across 117 countries, screening dates and total lengths varied). It won an Oscar as Best Foreign Film in 1969 (meaning it was entered in 1968), and it was screened on ABC television in 1972. Suffice it to say that people across the globe saw this film in a variety of formats, lengths, and languages, all simply adding to its truly epic scope. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Truly incredible sets, costumes, and overall production design<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Chandelier.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Chandelier-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Chandelier-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Chandelier-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Chandelier-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Chandelier-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Chandelier-1536x653.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Chandelier-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Chandelier.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Cinematography-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Cinematography-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Cinematography-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Cinematography-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Cinematography-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Cinematography-1536x653.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Cinematography-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-and-Peace-Cinematography.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov&#8217;s very unique score <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a Soviet-era masterpiece. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Foreign Gem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0063794\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/current\/posts\/6463-war-and-peace-saint-petersburg-fiddles-moscow-burns\">Criterion Essay<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailersfromhell.com\/war-and-peace-1966\/\">Trailers From Hell Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slantmagazine.com\/dvd\/blu-ray-review-sergei-bondarchuks-war-and-peace-on-the-criterion-collection\/\">Slant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Why cannot men do without war? How is it we women are content with things as they are?&#8221; Synopsis: During Napoleon&#8217;s invasion of Russia, wealthy Pierre Bezukhov (Sergei Bondarchuk) marries a beautiful woman (Irina Skobtseva), but pines after young Natasha (Lyudmila Saveleva), who is pursued by both widowed Prince Andrei (Vyacheslav Tikhonov) and handsome Anatole (Vasiliy Lanovoy). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Historical Drama Love Triangle Royalty and Nobility Russian Films Review: Relatively unknown writer\/actor\/director Sergey Bondarchuk was selected by&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97043\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=97043"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97099,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97043\/revisions\/97099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=97043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=97043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=97043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}