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Julian Jarrold – Crime and Punishment (2002)

This acclaimed BBC adaptation of Crime and Punishment remains faithful to Fyodor Dostoevsky’s classic novel. Set in St Petersburg in the second half of the 19th century, the psychological thriller tells of a desperate young murderer caught in a web of his own guilt. Rodya Raskolnikov is a poverty-stricken student living among the fetid alleyways and crumbling tenements of St Petersburg. Intense and highly intelligent, Raskolnikov believes he is among a class of men destined for greatness and as such is permitted to breach ‘normal’ moral values. He decides to test his courage and integrity by killing a pawnbroker, a mean old woman whom he is sure nobody will miss. The murder, however, only serves to draw Raskolnikov into a nightmare world in which he is dogged by guilt, paranoia and alienation. Faced with the wily investigator Porfiry, who sets up a complex series of traps, encounters and conversations, can Raskolnikov escape his own conscience or the seemingly inevitable punishment?

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Handsome, bedraggled, intelligent, ailing, arrogant, benevolent, confused, likeable, troubled, regretful, – this is one of the most complex of characters but John Simm pulls it off, making Crime and Punishment the most impressive drama to be shown on T.V in some time. -imdb’s comment

Dostoyevsky’s idealistic antihero Raskolnikov, secure in his belief that he was a superior being ungoverned by emotions, murdered a hateful pawnbroker and impassively watched as the ensuing criminal investigation unfolded before his very eyes.

Police inspector Porfiry (Ian McDiarmid) was fairly confident that Raskolnikov was the guilty party, but rather than immediately moving in for his kill, Porfiry calmly waited for the killer’s latent conscience to get the better of him.

There was more to the story, of course, and Tony Marchant’s teleplay admirably telescoped the Dostoyevsky original into a neat four-hour television package. Eschewing the straightforward approach taken by earlier adaptations of Crime and Punishment, director Julian Jarrold trafficked in tight, uncomfortable close-ups and vertigo-inducing camera angles, virtually forcing the viewer to become as neurotic and unraveled as Raskolnikov. – allmovie

Filmed on location in St. Petersburg in the former Soviet Union, Crime and Punishment was first seen on BBC2, 12 & 2002/02/13

2.59GB | 2h 59m | 1024×576 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/C3737A05F1970BB/Crime_And_Punishment_(2002)_Part_1.mkv https://nitro.download/view/BC45AFEEE9853F8/Crime_And_Punishment_(2002)_Part_2.mkv

Language(s):English
Subtitles:English

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