Just when I thought I knew all I needed to about Lord of the Rings, YouTube drops Khraniteli, a 1991 film produced for Soviet television and based on Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, according to The Guardian.
Yes, Soviet LOTR is here, and it's better than any of us could have imagined—even Peter Jackson. Originally aired on Leningrad Television Network, it was discovered in the archives by the channel's successor, 5TV, and they're bringing so many people joy right now.
Are there English subtitles? No! Do you need them? ABSOLUTELY NOT. This is the kind of experience you have high, drinking a bottle of wine, or simply submitting to the chaotic beauty of the universe. It is not an experience to understand, it is simply on to enjoy.
...Or fear:
The score was created by composer Andrei Romanov, who was part of of the rock band Akvariumis. I've never heard of their work, but Romanov's musical stylings now haunt my dreams.
As do certain production choices that really can't be explained by budget limitations:
Yes, the CGI is awful, the sets theatrical, the costuming laughable, but there is genuine magic in something so unhinged that I think might be missing from the version we're so familiar with.
No matter how charming Elijah Woods' big blue eyes and ringlets may be, can he top the consistent appearance of the mega-powerful Tom Bombadil? Finally, justice for the character that Jackson forgot:
Lots of people are enjoying the viewing experience or hotly anticipating and evening in another era:
But some are unimpressed by what the movie has to offer:
Perhaps one of the best things to come out of this is the discovery that Leningrad TV has so much more to offer if we could only get our hands on the footage. Read Andrew Roth's description in The Guardian addressing rumors about other Tolkein fare:
In 1985, Leningrad Television aired its first version of Tolkien’s work, a low-budget adaptation of The Hobbit featuring ballet dancers from what is now the Mariinsky theatre and a mustachioed narrator standing in for Tolkien. The abridged production, titled The Fantastic Journey of Mister Bilbo Baggins, the Hobbit, skips over the trolls and elves in an hour-long romp that was long believed to be the only finished Tolkien adaptation produced during the Soviet Union.
According to World of Fantasy, a 1991 animated version of The Hobbit called The Treasure Under the Mountain was scrapped, leaving only six minutes of footage that is available online.
Plus, there are rumors of a LOTR made in Finland, called "Hobitit."
The LOTR content will never run out. Start with the Soviet version on YouTube here and here. Maybe play it at the same time as Peter Jackson's version and see if they line up anywhere.
h/t The Guardian
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People Are Obsessed With This Absolutely Bonkers Soviet “Lord Of The Rings” Film From 1991
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