A former psychiatrist wrote a fantasy trilogy, which became a film, which became the first blockbuster in Russian film history.<\/p>\n
Originally a psychiatrist, Sergei Lukyanenko always wanted to write a fantasy novel set in modern times.<\/p>\n
I’d been eager to write fantasy for quite some time… Then, I had an intriguing notion: this idea of the Night as a battlefield for magicians who live in hiding among us ordinary people and can only fight when it won’t disturb humanity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Before the film was made, Night Watch<\/em> was part of fantasy series with a serious following, with 500,000 copies sold. Since the feature film, the trilogy went on to sell another 2.5 million copies.<\/p>\n
What made the film such a success?<\/h2>\n
To translate the trilogy into a visually powerful film, the producers brought on board someone with a close understanding of the Russian soul, and familiar to modern special effects filmmaking: Timur Bekmambetov, an acclaimed creative powerhouse in the fields of commercials and music videos.<\/p>\n
‘Timur is highly visual, and he also goes very deep with the characters, in a Stanislavski way,’ says producer Anatoly Maximov.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Bekmambetov is influenced by modern Hollywood masters of action, filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, James Cameron, or Ridley Scott.<\/p>\n
Director and writer worked together to bring the story to life for the screens. Lukyanenko responded very well to suggestions, even adding a subplot to add drama and relatability to the story.<\/p>\n
‘In reading the book, I suddenly realised Sergei had managed to distill magic and miracles, the transcendent and the supernatural, into our way of life. I found that the story really was something special because in it, fantasy not only meets reality \u201d but Russian reality’, says Bekmambetov.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
With a budget modest by Western standards, Bekmambetov imitated a big budget and the results are impressive. Join us for the free screening next Saturday at 2.30pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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