Dostoyevsky Reimagined: Blogs - Part 8

14 June

When Zen Met Existentialism in Notes from Underground

Written by Tony Caro

Zen and existentialism appear to be bitterly opposite philosophies. At least that how perceptions appear to those who don’t delve deeply into either philosophies. Those perceptions do harm opinions about the philosophies. Zen theory suffers from the stereotypical depiction...

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23 April

Spring Notes and Impressions on Winter Notes on Summer Impressions by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Written by Debbie Hockey

I stumbled upon this book in a charity shop in England while looking for second-hand DVDs of film classics. I hadn’t known about its existence previously, but I was intrigued by the blurb. Actually, no, whatever the blurb had...

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23 March

Easter Competition

Written by Jade

Easter is coming and what better way to celebrate than with an Easter Egg Hunt competition! We are offering you the chance to get your name in the credits of our movie, making this the perfect prize...

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10 March

Is ‘A Weak Heart’ a Weak Story? A Pseudo-Psychological Review

Written by Felix Purat

Friedrich Nietzsche, one of the most esteemed (albeit easily misinterpreted) thinkers of all time, once referred to Fyodor Dostoyevsky as “the only psychologist from whom I’ve anything to learn.” This was, to be sure, long before Freud, whose first...

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04 February

Polina Suslova, Fyodor’s Femme Fatale

Written by Debbie Hockey

Please read this blog and advise (leave a message) if you’d like VM Productions to consider creating an adaptation of Fyodor & Polina’s story, either as a period play or a contemporary adventure taking place in Los Angeles (in...

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01 February

Has our screenwriter joined a cult?

Written by Jade

Our screenwriter Robert Hurley was just an ordinary young man trying to pursue his dream career when he met a woman and fell in love. It should have been a happy ending, right? The woman he fell in...

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29 January

The Reacquisition of Glory and Status, Pt. 1: Uncle’s Dream

Written by Felix Purat

Please read this blog and advise (leave a message) if you’d like VM Production consider adaptation of Uncle’s Dream– either as a period play or a contemporary story taking place in Los Angles (in the framework of our Dostoyevsky-LA...

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22 January

5 Cult Classic Comedy Films That Perfectly Illuminate The Humorous Side Of Existential Dread

Written by Rachael Rumancek

Not often do we equate Fyodor Dostoevsky’s concept of Existentialism with comedy, but the truth of it is that the two pair together quite well. It can be difficult to define yourself as anything short of being a cynic when...

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22 November

Huge Christmas Competition!

Written by Jade

Our Christmas competition is the biggest we have ever done! For the first time, we are running our exciting competition across 3 of our social media sites for two weeks only, meaning all Instagram, Twitter and Facebook users can...

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21 November

More Russian Classics: 5 Reasons to read Netochka Nezvanova

Written by Felix Purat

Those familiar with Dostoyevsky’s Russian classics are just as familiar with his strangely iconic characters: Roddy Raskolnikov, the penniless murderer with a Napoleon complex; the Karamazov Brothers, enveloped in all their complexities despite somehow being related to each other;...

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