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Viy
Viy (Spirit of Evil, or Vii; ) is a 1967 Soviet Gothic dark fantasy folk horror film directed by Konstantin Yershov and Georgi Kropachyov. Based on the story of the same name by Nikolai Gogol, the film's screenplay was written by Yershov, Kropachyov and Aleksandr Ptushko. The film was distributed by Mosfilm.
Plot
As the students of a Kiev (now Kyiv) seminary are sent home for vacation, three of them become lost in the countryside in the middle of the night. They spot a farmhouse and ask the old woman at the gate to let them spend the night. She agrees, on the condition that they sleep in separate areas of the farm. As one of the students, Khoma Brutus, lies down in the barn to sleep, the old woman tries to seduce him, which he staunchly refuses. She hypnotizes him, climbs on his back and rides him across the countryside like a horse. Khoma suddenly finds that they are flying and realizes she is a witch. Invoking the name of Christ, he forces her to land and beats her violently with a stick until she turns into a beautiful young woman, who cries out that he is killing her.
More details
| author | Aleksandr Ptushko Georgy Kropachyov Konstantin Yershov |
|---|---|
| director | Georgy Kropachyov Konstantin Yershov |
| editor | R. Pesetskaya Tamara Zubova |
| events | supernatural |
| genre | fantasy horror |
| keywords | begin blow out chervonets chervontsy christ curse fly god hear jesus christ kill kyiv locked in morning old woman rector sacred sacred circle seminary sotnik witch witchcraft young woman |
| musicBy | Karen Khachaturian |
| productionCompany | Artistic Association "LUCH" |
| publisher | Mosfilm |