Movie Reviews of films that will be playing at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) in 2016. Go to TIFF 2016 Movie Reviews and read reviews of films showing at the festival.
THE DUELIST (Russia 2016) ***
Directed by Alexey Mizgirev
Starring: Pierre Bourel, Nikolay Butenin, Pyotr Chubko
Review by Gilbert Seah
THE DUELIST is a very accomplished film very handsomely mounted and shot in IMAX and a film that has to be seen in IMAX. The period setting shows aristocratic Russia and is set in both Russia and Germany.
The audience is introduced to the rules of nobility as well as the rules of duelling. The film centres on dashing Yakovley, returning to Saint Petersburg after a long exile. Yakovley makes a comfortable living by winning other people’s duels. An enigmatic, focused, and extremely skilled professional, he leaves a trail of dead bodies behind him as he swirls through polite…
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