One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich | Roy Bjørnstad, Alfred Burke

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich | Roy Bjørnstad, Alfred Burke | Solzhenitsyn's grim gulag existence

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	One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Roy Bjørnstad, Alfred Burke Sony/Columbia-Tristar, 1988 average customer review:based on 3 reviews view larger image
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Great expose' of Russian penal system

Shows the brutality of the Russian penal system under the old KGB oriented Communist system. A view for anyone looking for a comparison of the former Soviet Union penal system and those of the free world.

Solzhenitsyn's grim gulag existence

Tom Courtenay stars as the title character in the bleak, colorless and nightmarish recreation of the Russian gulag penal system in "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovish". Based on the novel by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, this joint British and Norwegian production filmed in the remote and bleak northernmost province of Norway, depicts one typical day of a 10 year prison sentence.

In the desolate and freezing Siberian tundra the unfortunate Ivan Denisovich exhibits a desperate will to survive. Working under horrendous conditions under scrutiny from guards and prisoners as well, Courtenay and his work group must fulfill their work quota under the threat of starvation. He manages to muster small favors from his fellow prisoners throughout the day which earns him extra food, tobacco and privileges.

Having survived the day all he can look forward to is another one frought with similar perils as he attempts to outlive the remainder of his sentence.

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Great lost film

I was fascinated to see this movie bring Solzhenitsyn's book to life. I'd seen bits of it as child before I'd read the novel and had always wanted to get a copy. Tom Courtney was wonderfully cast as Shukov. The rest of the cast was great also. The work gang's boss, the Baptists, the guards. My heart bled for "The Captain" again. Everybody who studies totalitarianism would do well to watch this film. The cinematography was gripping, you could feel the cold. "how can a man who's warm understand a man who's cold?"

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