If you loved The Color of Pomegranates, try Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theysit in Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Color of Pomegranates, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot is

Macbeth without witches. Ivan IV faces down internal dissent while building a private army to secure his power. The visuals are striking, but the heavy-handed score and obvious political subtext now play as pure Soviet kitsch.

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