Crime and Punishment BBC Drama 2002 Ep.2 part 4

This acclaimed BBC adaptation of Crime and Punishment remains faithful to Fyodor Dostoevsky's classic novel. Set in St Petersburg in the second half of the 19th century, the psychological thriller tells of a desperate young murderer caught in a web of his own guilt. Rodya Raskolnikov is a poverty-stricken student living among the fetid alleyways and crumbling tenements of St Petersburg. Intense and highly intelligent, Raskolnikov believes he is among a class of men destined for greatness and as such is permitted to breach 'normal' moral values. He decides to test his courage and integrity by killing a pawnbroker, a mean old woman whom he is sure nobody will miss. The murder, however, only serves to draw Raskolnikov into a nightmare world in which he is dogged by guilt, paranoia and alienation. Faced with the wily investigator Porfiry, who sets up a complex series of traps, encounters and onversations, can Raskolnikov escape his own conscience or the seemingly inevitable punishment?

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[MrJanja89]

So good - but as a soundman i'd say i hear too many loud banging doors - not to mention too many creaky opening ones! As a reader of the book over many years (in translation) missed a few crucial scenes - but hard to get them all in in the time given - such difficult decisions! The murder of Lizavetta was overdone though - in the book it was quick and silent and far more tragic ... much of the story hinges on that tiny passage. Wonderful producion though - and loved all the Petersberg shots!

[andrew2009868]

brilliant cast, story line, setting. Fantastic rendition of C&P