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Dan Marcus

Dan Marcus is a screenwriter, songwriter, and literary editor. He currently serves as senior artistic advisor to VM Productions. ---For more info: http://www.dostoevsky-bts.com/film_makers.html

12 June

“THE GRAND INQUISITOR” RECONSIDERED

Written by Dan Marcus

Dostoevsky. The name alone conjures up a cascade of words: Mystery. Morality. Russia. Faith. Doubt. Goodness. Corruption. Murder. Redemption. His writings offer many rewards, many treasures, but to discover them the uninitiated must often pass through a shroud of...

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30 July

A Documentary’s Human Heart of Darkness

Written by Dan Marcus

I’ve been pondering of late the planned feature-length documentary about the making of our film Notes from the New World, which was based, of course, on Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s masterpiece, Notes from the Underground. The working title of the documentary...

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17 July

From St.Petersburg, Russia to Los Angeles, California – via Paris, France

Written by Dan Marcus

Good morning, fellow readers. My blog this week will finally focus on the acclaimed film directed by Vitaly Sumin, Notes from the New World. This doesn’t mean it’s the last one I will write — actually the best is...

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14 July

Notes from the New World – Rough Cut’s Screening

Written by Dan Marcus

Los Angeles… Sunset Boulevard… January… I walked up the steps that came off the street into the classic old hotel. It was the kind of place I’d expect writer/director Vitaly Sumin to be conducting a private screening of his...

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21 June

THE TEN QUESTIONS ASKED OF DIRECTOR VITALY SUMIN DURING THE MAKING OF NOTES FROM THE NEW WORLD

Written by Dan Marcus

Vitaly Sumin – portrait of the artist as a young man – in Terijaki (Zelenogorsk) – resort town near St.Petersburg, Russia – on the shore of the Gulf of Finland. 1. Q: What was it...

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04 May

UN EROE RUSSO NELLA MODERNA CULTURA CINESE

Written by Dan Marcus

Click here to read this blog in English. Buongiorno fedeli lettori. Ho avuto una settimana difficile perché non riuscivo proprio a trovare qualcosa d’interessante da scrivere. Non volevo continuare a tormentarvi con gli stessi film e con le stesse...

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26 April

A RUSSIAN HERO IN MODERN CHINESE CULTURE

Written by Dan Marcus

Clicca qui per leggere questo blog in italiano Good morning my fellow readers. I had a tough writing week; I just couldn’t find anything interesting to write. I didn’t want to keep hammer you with the same films...

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19 April

CAPOLAVORI

Written by Dan Marcus

Click here to read this blog in English. Salve a tutti. Ieri c’era un inaspettato giorno di sole a Londra, e quindi ne ho approfittato per fare un po’ di shopping. Solo per caso, sono capitato in un...

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18 April

MASTERPIECES NEVER DIE

Written by Dan Marcus

Clicca qui per leggere questo blog in italiano Hello everyone, Yesterday was an unexpected sunny day in London so I decided to go out for a little film shopping. I walked in a little DVD and old VHS...

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07 April

REINVENTANDO DOSTOYEVSKY

Written by Dan Marcus

Il mio nome e Carlo e ho solo pochi giorni fa ho iniziato a lavorare con uno studio cinematografico di Los Angeles che si chiama VM productions. Ma prima di arrivare al cuore del prima blog per questa compagnia...

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