Paradoxically, the censorship freed Bulgakov to make The Master and Margarita as subversive as possible: Once he realized the book was unlikely to appear in his lifetime, he poured ideas into it ...

“The Master and Margarita” filmmaker Michael Lockshin is locked in a legal battle over his blockbuster Russian-language adaptation of the celebrated Soviet novel, with the director accusing ...

Upon its release in Russia last January, “The Master and Margarita” quickly shot to the top of the box office, grossing more than 600 million rubles ($6.7 million) in its first week in theaters.

Since the release of “The Master and Margarita” on Jan. 25, the movie has been screened by 3.7 million people, according to the New York Times.

In Soviet Russia, where Marxist ideology, socialist-realist novels and dissident fiction were all deadly serious, Mikhail Bulgakov’s joyful fantasy “The Master and Margarita” captivated ...

Baz Luhrmann is no longer attached to the long-awaited English-language adaptation of Russian novel “The Master and Margarita,” Variety has learned.. A seminal 20th century novel, Bulgakov ...

Today, Bulgakov’s formula is being put to the test once again in Russia, where a new film adaptation of the book has caused a scandal. “The Master and Margarita” captured the surreal ...

The Master and Margarita Local Arts Reviews Reviewed by Rob Curran, Fri., May 2, 2003Rob Curran, Fri., May 2, 2003 ...

How a Kremlin-funded film of The Master and Margarita came under attack for being anti-regime – and went on to become a box-office hit in Russia.

Upon its release in Russia last January, "The Master and Margarita" quickly shot to the top of the box office, grossing more than 600 million rubles ($6.7 million) in its first week in theaters.

“The Master and Margarita” filmmaker Michael Lockshin is locked in a legal battle over his blockbuster Russian-language adaptation of the celebrated Soviet novel, with the director accusing ...