Crime and Punishment - John Simm (Am I A Suspect?!)

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 (John Simm) 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?

Simm's Raskolnikov is a "truly startling, genuinely mature performance" --The Guardian

RTS awards (2002), winner: Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Tape and Film Editing.

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[errantheel]

lol, emperor palpatine.

[1991ladyinred]

Does anyone have a link or something to watch the full movie?

[hammertapping]

this adaptation is well made with good acting,

but,

i also think it misses a lot.

it concentrate on superficial(imo)aspects such as the detective aspect,

it overplays 'superman' theory(even uses extracts as an intro)& underplays author's debunking of the theory (& with it whole rational/enlightenment thinking.)

it oversimplifies raskolnikov's complex motivation.

it almost ignores salvation through suffering,chrtsianity,etc.

iow it is limited and very british,

but not very dostoevsky

[dissolveANDcollapse]

I guess despite of its academism the 1969 adaptation is the best one. Actually it's on youtube (with subtitles).

Regarding this version in my opinion John Simm completely missed the character.

[sammythangerules]

It's good,but it misses the point: Crime and Punishment is a tale of Salvation, but there is no Salvation here

[XOMartha44]

"A little too flashy for my taste"...well, excuuuse me. This is absolutely fabulous. Didn't even know about it until I stumbled upon it cruising. It was my favorite in college - read it over and over again, and it definitely inspired me to be a writer. Recently tried to read it again and found it too lugubrious and dun-colored tonally. I'd once thought it to be the masterpiece of all time. Sooo...when I came upon this version: wow. Resurrected. Can't wait to see the whole thing on video.

[centerbark]

Editing. Camerawork. Script. Direction. All a little too flashy for my taste, almost as though they are half expecting everyone to become bored, and want to head it off at the pass. I love the '79 BBC version, but I think i'll get this one and have a look at it. Thanks for posting :)

Hey, at least they haven't been instructed to put on those phoney 'Russian' accents. Remember that Patrick Dempsey/Ben Kingsley adaptation from about 10 years ago?

[thundermorphine]

I really don't think any adaption will do this classic any justice.

[bbenjoe]

Can someone upload the part where, at the ending he confesses to him? I think in his apartmant.

[saitaro]

А Раскольников хорош. Молодцы англичане.

 Great acting. Dostoyevsky is one of the hardest authors to cinematize, even for Russians themselves. But this one is good.

[rlkitterman]

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