Many movie fans know the Serbian director Emir Costa Rica, who recently announced that he will present a film based on the novel Cossacks by the great Russian writer. Leo TolstoyWhat is the subject of the novel? Will he be able to achieve the necessary success to turn the work into an international film?
The novel was initially published in a literary magazine in 1863, and was titled “Early Manhood.” The novel is somewhat autobiographical, as Tolstoy based it on his experiences in the Caucasus during the final stages of the Caucasian War, where he lived a reckless youth, became addicted to alcohol and played games. Gambling.
The story revolves around Dmitry Andreich Olenin, a gentleman who joins the army as a cadet, and his goal was to escape the boredom in his life, after he was liberated from the illusion of his wealthy life in Russian society.
Olenin naively seeks to find serenity among the “simple” people of the Caucasus. He befriends an old man in an attempt to adapt to their local culture. Over time, he falls in love with Marianka, but she angrily refuses.
Many of Tolstoy’s works have been turned into dramatic works, but his novel “Anna Karenina” remains the most fortunate in this matter. Egyptian cinema even presented it in the movie “River of Love” starring Faten Hamama, Zaki Rostom and Omar Sharif.
The Prince of Costa Rica is also a well-known director and has many successful works, including “Underground” and “White Cat, Black Cat.”
