In the bleak filmscape of glasnost, The Needle stood out as a black sheep of a movie. The most playful and offbeat of the Soviet films of the period, it contrasted sharply to the mainstream, which was overwhelmed with re…

本片以俄国历史上首任沙皇伊凡四世为主人公，讲述了16世纪的俄罗斯，他以残暴的手段统治全国，最终反对他的那个人却是他童年时的挚友；影片着重刻画了伊凡四世的内心世界。伊凡四世在俄罗斯历史上有着深远影响，关于他的神话传说在俄罗斯…

In the bleak filmscape of glasnost, The Needle stood out as a black sheep of a movie. The most playful and offbeat of the Soviet films of the period, it contrasted sharply to the mainstream, which was overwhelmed with re…

　　1976年俄国北部，有位神父在孤岛上过着苦行僧般的生活。许多教徒将他视为能预言未来、治疗残疾的圣人，但他却自认是一身罪孽深重，因为在40多年前，他曾在纳粹的逼迫下枪杀了一名俄军军官…