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The Master and Margarita

1972 · 95 min

A disorienting, cerebral plunge into paranoia and surreal satire, where reality blurs and the oppressive atmosphere lingers long after.

Overview: Maestro Nikolai Masoudov, a talented writer, and his assistant Margaret, are working on a biblical story of Pontius Pilate. The Satan — Woland, and his lieutenants, are harassing Master by surveillance, by killing his friend, and sending another friend to Gulag prison in Siberia. Victimized by their harassment, Master becomes paranoid, and is locked up in a mental institution. Margaret is trying to save him regardless of the danger.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, satirical and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Madness, obsession, power, faith
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
obsession
power
faith
love
Places: big city
hospital
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild