The Dostoyevsky Library

In which the monks and townsfolk gather with restless anticipation around the body of the revered elder Father Zossima, grappling with conflicting hopes and doubts as an unexpected sign of natural dec...

6 Mars 36min

In which the ailing elder Father Zossima summons Alyosha and close friends to share a final, serene evening filled with tender reflections on life, love, and spiritual kinship; and through the elder's...

5 Mars 42min

In which a brooding young officer recounts the recklessness of his youth and a fateful duel that leads him to profound repentance and the renunciation of his former life. A mysterious and tormented vi...

5 Mars 59min

In which Ivan wrestles with a tumult of restless and contradictory emotions as he prepares an unexpected departure from his family home, compelled by duties and strange impulses alike. Meanwhile, Fyod...

4 Mars 22min

In which Ivan Fyodorovitch returns to his father’s house burdened by a gloomy and indefinable unease, only to find that the presence and behaviour of his valet, Smerdyakov, weigh heavily upon his mind...

4 Mars 29min

In which Ivan unfolds his troubled reflections on the inscrutable nature of human suffering and the seeming injustice endured by innocent children, questioning the very harmony and forgiveness that fa...

3 Mars 33min

In which a profound and haunting parable unfolds in the shadowed streets of Seville, where a mysterious visitor, recognised as a silent Christ, confronts the stern Grand Inquisitor whose chilling disc...

3 Mars 59min

In which two brothers meet in a modest tavern, hesitating yet drawn to discuss life’s deepest mysteries and the restless youth within them, marking a rare moment of openness between them. Their conver...

2 Mars 25min