Product Details

• Actors: Sergei Alexashkin, Gennady Bezzubenkov, Irina Bogachova, Yevgeny Boitsov, Olga Borodina
• Directors: Humphrey Burton
• Writers: Leo Tolstoy, Mira Mendelson-Prokofieva, Sergei Prokofiev
• Format: Classical, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: Russian (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Kultur Video
• DVD Release Date: July 10, 2003
• Run Time: 249 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00009PY2V
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,204 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Prokofiev - War and Peace / Gergiev, Othotnikov, Kirov Opera" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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WAR AND PEACE (PROKOFIEV) - DVD Movie

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thanks , Kultur, August 5, 2003

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wvmcl "wvmcl" (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prokofiev - War and Peace / Gergiev, Othotnikov, Kirov Opera (DVD)

Many thanks to Kultur for finally making this magnificent opera available years after the VHS release was cut from the Philips Classics catalog. The Kirov production is fine ensemble work and is performed with sprit and conviction. DVD sound and picture quality are very good (this is a two-disk set, although the description does not indicate that). My only minor compaint is that I find the sets a bit too minimalistic for such a sweeping work, but that's just niggling. This is a must-see for anyone who loves Russian opera, particularly since few of us will ever get a chance to see this one live.

I hope Kultur will next bring out the wonderful Kirov production of Rimsky-Korsakov's "Sadko," which was part of the original Philips Kirov series and is also out-of-print.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good show, August 8, 2003

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R. P Winthrop (Farmville, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prokofiev - War and Peace / Gergiev, Othotnikov, Kirov Opera (DVD)

Well sung, well acted and simply produced. It seems like two operas, Peace is dominated by beautiful waltzs, and is light and elegant. War is a choral adventure, very much reflecting the impact of World War II. A grand opera, the sets are minimal and don't always contribute much, but they do alow the music to dominate the DVD.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing performance, March 16, 2010

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Laurence G. Dorning "Francophone fan" (New York State) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prokofiev - War and Peace / Gergiev, Othotnikov, Kirov Opera (DVD)

Warching this wonderful DVD makes it obvius that "War and Peace" is truly a great opera, if somewhat neglected in the west. I was fortunate to have seen it performed at the Met back in the 70's when the Bolshoi Opera visited and this Kirov production cannot compare to that. Sets here are more than sparse and much of the first act looks like it is performed in various locations of a men's locker room. But the scenery(or non scenery) works better in the second half when the stage is raised and lowered to create more interesting multi-leveled performance areas. But this disc is about the singing and the singing is wonderful. Gergiev conducts with a mastery of the score and the chorus work is magnificient. This is an opera full of national pride and you can see it on the faces of both the performers and the audience. It is also interesting to see glimpses of the inside of the Marinsky theater-a masterpiece in it's own work. This video is definitely a memorable night at the opera on all accounts.