Master i Margarita (2005)

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Master i Margarita 2005 Master and Margarita 2005 is a Menippean film based on the eponymous book by Mikhail A Bulgakov Set in Moscow under Stalin and in Jerusalem under Pilate, it has several story lines where history, religion and politics are intertwined The story of Master Galibin, a talented author of a manuscript about the biblical Pontius Pilate, and Masters muse Margarita Kovalchuk, is paralleled by the biblical story of Ieshua in Ierushalaim, and the deceit of the cowardly ambiguous Pilate Lavrov, whose character alludes to a Soviet leader The reality is distorted by Satan Woland Basilashvili, and his lieutenants, who are manipulating public events and peoples lives by pushing buttons of human weaknesses and sins Margarita taps into Wolands power, trying to save Master The character of Master is autobiographical, burning of his manuscript alludes to what Bulgakov himself did under threats from Soviet authorities