147-691: Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English actor. He is known for playing the Eleventh Doctor in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who (2010–2014), Prince Philip in Netflix 's historical series The Crown (2016–2017)—for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination—and Daemon Targaryen in HBO 's fantasy drama series House of the Dragon (2022–present). Smith initially aspired to be
294-546: A dual role in the science fiction film Womb (2010), the physical forms of Skynet in the cyberpunk action film Terminator Genisys (2015), a 1960s pimp in the psychological horror film Last Night in Soho (2021) and Milo Morbius in the superhero film Morbius (2022). Matthew Robert Smith was born in Northampton , England on 28 October 1982, the son of Lynne and David Smith. He has an elder sister named Laura Jayne, who
441-560: A 1950s white dress suit. During season six and seven, he alternates the tweed jacket with the green moleskin overcoat. The tweed jacket makes a final appearance in " The Angels Take Manhattan ". After appearing in Victorian period clothing throughout " The Snowmen ", the Doctor's costume changes to generally more somber colors beginning in " The Bells of Saint John " where he exchanges the monk's robes for an eggplant purple cashmere frock coat and
588-614: A 1969 version published in Frankfurt. The novel has since been published in several languages and editions. The story concerns a visit by the devil and his entourage to the officially atheistic Soviet Union. The devil, manifested as one Professor Woland, challenges the Soviet citizens' beliefs towards religion and condemns their behavior throughout the book. The Master and Margarita combines supernatural elements with satirical dark comedy and Christian philosophy, defying categorization within
735-480: A child while investigating a mysterious crack in her wall. Many years later, Amy joins the Doctor as his travelling companion on the eve of her marriage to Rory Williams ( Arthur Darvill ). In " Victory of the Daleks ", he is tricked into spawning a new generation of Daleks . In the two-part story " The Time of Angels " and " Flesh and Stone ", he re-encounters future companion River Song ( Alex Kingston ) and his enemies
882-401: A constant accompaniment to the events of the novel, as do light and darkness, noise and silence, sun and moon, storms and tranquility, and other powerful polarities. There is a complex relationship between Jerusalem and Moscow throughout the novel, sometimes polyphony , sometimes counterpoint . Though the two parts of the novel are set centuries apart, the action in both unfolds in parallel over
1029-500: A doctor, which influenced his subsequent works. This is especially evident in The Master and Margarita when the body is described or when characters receive certain injuries. Only later did Bulgakov became a playwright and author. He started writing The Master and Margarita in 1928, but burned the first manuscript in 1930 (just as his character the Master did) as he could not see a future as
1176-824: A football player and believed acting would damage his social life. His teacher persisted, eventually persuading him to join the National Youth Theatre in London. After leaving school, Smith studied Drama and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia , graduating in 2005. With the National Youth Theatre, he played Thomas Becket in Murder in the Cathedral (2003) and Bassoon in The Master and Margarita (2004). His role in
1323-470: A forest of ten young birch trees in the chandelier room; a dining room table covered with Finnish tulips; a lawn made of chicory grown on wet felt; a fishnet aviary filled with pheasants, parakeets, and one hundred zebra finches, on loan from the Moscow Zoo; and a menagerie including several mountain goats, a dozen white roosters, and a baby bear. Although Joseph Stalin didn't attend, the 400 elite guests at
1470-536: A format change for its third volume - Geronimo! - launching a twelve-part story across four volumes, set between the events of The Snowmen and The Bells of Saint John . Dudman returned as the Doctor and Safiyya Ingar was cast as the Doctor's new companion, Valarie Lockwood. The conclusion of this series in February 2024 also marked Dudman's retirement from the role of the Eleventh Doctor. The Eleventh Doctor
1617-503: A prequel to the fantasy drama series Game of Thrones . The series premiered on 21 August 2022. For his performance he received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2023. Smith joined the cast of Edgar Wright 's psychological horror-mystery Last Night in Soho starring opposite Thomasin McKenzie and Anya Taylor-Joy . The film
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#17328545183491764-590: A present-day version of Clara Oswald from agents of the Great Intelligence . He takes her as his companion and attempts to solve the mystery of "the Impossible Girl". The Doctor eventually gets his answer in " The Name of the Doctor " when he is forced by the Great Intelligence to go to Trenzalore, revealed to be the planet on which the Doctor will die. Within the Doctor's tomb, the Great Intelligence uses
1911-555: A professional footballer , but spondylolysis forced him out of the sport. After joining the National Youth Theatre and studying drama and creative writing at the University of East Anglia , he became an actor in 2003, performing in plays including Murder in the Cathedral , Fresh Kills , The History Boys and On the Shore of the Wide World in London theatres. Extending his repertoire into West End theatre, he has since performed in
2058-604: A result of this chaos, truckloads of Muscovites are shipped off to Stravinsky's clinic. Similarly, Berlioz's uncle's attempt to claim his late nephew's apartment is thwarted by Behemoth and Azezello, who send him violently off. Immediately thereafter, Andrei Sokov, barman at the Variety Theatre, visits the apartment. Woland welcomes him in, offering fine food and drink, though Sokov declines these niceties. After some conversation, Woland reveals to Sokov that he will soon die of liver cancer and suggests that he spend his savings to enjoy
2205-443: A romantic outlook of the political world while being cynical elsewhere. He talked about his character's emotional and intellectual maturity; emotionally, he lacks confidence around women, though Smith portrays him as a caring and sensitive but "wry, sarcastic, [and] witty" romantic. Intellectually, Danny is portrayed as attentive and possessing a strong work ethic. During Smith's tenure in On
2352-604: A secluded lifestyle in Victorian London, until the 2012 Christmas special " The Snowmen ," when he is inspired to save the world by a barmaid/governess called Clara (Coleman) who he considers an ideal companion. Mid-adventure, Clara dies, and when the Doctor sees her tombstone, reading "Clara Oswin Oswald", he realizes that Oswin and Clara are the same woman in different moments of time. He resolves to find her again in another era. The Doctor succeeds in " The Bells of Saint John ", saving
2499-459: A shady, pleasant region resembling Dante Alighieri 's Limbo , in a house under flowering cherry trees. Woland and his retinue, including the Master and Margarita, become pure spirits. Moscow's authorities attribute its strange events to hysteria and mass hypnosis . In the final chapter, Woland tells the Master to finish his novel about Pontius Pilate – condemned by cowardice to limbo for eternity. The Master shouts "You are free! He
2646-548: A short life of hedonism. Part two introduces Margarita, the Master's mistress, who refuses to despair of her lover and his work. Azazello gives her a magical skin ointment, which turns her invisible, and invites her to the Devil's midnight Good Friday ball, where Woland gives her the chance to become a witch. Margarita enters the realm of night and learns to fly and control her unleashed passions. Natasha, her maid, accompanies her, riding on their neighbor Nikolai Ivanovich who has taken
2793-511: A single genre. It exhibits autobiographical elements, but is also dominated by many aspects of fiction. Many critics consider it to be one of the best novels of the 20th century, as well as the foremost of Soviet satires. Mikhail Bulgakov was born in Kiev on May 15th, 1891. He would move to Moscow in 1921. It was in Moscow that he would begin work on The Master and Margarita . Bulgakov was first trained as
2940-469: A time-travelling shape-shifting robot ship called the Teselecta. In " The God Complex ", the Doctor leaves Amy and Rory on Earth when he realises Amy's apotheosis of him endangers their lives. Some time passes before the Doctor is ready to confront his death. In " The Wedding of River Song ", he devises an escape by concealing himself within the Teselecta, which is disguised to look like him, to make it seem he
3087-408: A torturous death, Levi steals a knife to kill him quickly, but he is too late to reach Yeshua. Yeshua hangs on the cross and suffers in the excruciating heat for hours until an executioner offers him some water and kills him, by stabbing him in the heart with a spear. As he dies, a great storm appears, filling the sky with thunder and lightning and raining heavily down on the people below. Levi cuts down
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#17328545183493234-412: A variety of waistcoats , and bow tie. Amy Pond's reading glasses, which were left behind with the Doctor after Amy and Rory's departure in the episode " The Angels Take Manhattan ", are also occasionally worn. In " The Big Bang ", the Doctor briefly dons a fez , stating, "I wear a fez now, fezzes are cool." This began a running gag with "cool" headgear, including a beige Stetson , a black top hat , and
3381-606: A writer in the Soviet Union at a time of widespread political repression. He restarted the novel in 1931. In the early 1920s, Bulgakov had visited an editorial meeting of an atheist journal. He is believed to have drawn from this to create the Walpurgis Night ball of the novel. He completed his second draft in 1936, by which point he had devised the major plot lines of the final version. He wrote another four versions. When Bulgakov stopped writing four weeks before his death in 1940,
3528-451: Is The Runaway Train by Oli Smith. To tie into the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who in 2013, Big Finish and AudioGO produced The Time Machine , an audiobook story starring the Eleventh Doctor and narrated by Jenna Coleman . The Eleventh Doctor made his next audio appearance in 2016 for The Churchill Years - starring Ian McNeice narrating in-character as Winston Churchill - and its second series in 2018. He also appeared alongside
3675-471: Is "manuscripts don't burn" ( рукописи не горят ). The Master is a writer who is plagued both by his own mental problems and the harsh political criticism faced by most Soviet writers in 1930s Moscow in the Stalinist Soviet Union. He burns his treasured manuscript in an effort to cleanse his mind from the troubles the work has brought him. When they finally meet, Woland asks to see the Master's novel;
3822-594: Is 'a major facet' of the success of the current series." In his review of "The Big Bang", Fuller once again praised Smith's acting. "Matt Smith was superb in his scenes where the Doctor sacrifices himself in the Pandorica to rescue the multiverse". Kyle Anderson of Nerdist wrote "I don't know about you all, but the Eleventh Doctor was MY Doctor." Dan Martin of The Guardian also claimed Smith as "my ultimate Doctor." The Master and Margarita#Adaptations The Master and Margarita ( Russian : Мастер и Маргарита )
3969-471: Is a mockery of their real-life counterparts such as Vladimir Mayakovsky. The novel is a satirical critique of the Soviet regime that condemns the decline of humanity's virtues, through its portrayal of secondary characters. Bulgakov implores a tone of satirical dark comedy when describing neighbors’ random “disappearances”, Stepan’s mysterious teleportation to Yalta, and the magical memory erasure that occurs after state-sanctioned interrogations. Bulgakov obscures
4116-643: Is a novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov , written in the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1940. A censored version, with several chapters cut by editors, was published in Moscow magazine in 1966–1967, after the writer's death on March 10, 1940, by his widow Elena Bulgakova ( Russian : Елена Булгакова). The manuscript was not published as a book until 1967, in Paris. A samizdat version circulated that included parts cut out by official censors, and these were incorporated in
4263-413: Is an avid supporter of Blackburn Rovers . He has cited his favourite band Radiohead as an inspiration. He has also referred to Oasis as "the greatest rock-and-roll band in the world"; a friend of Noel Gallagher , he attended his 50th birthday party in 2017. In 2015, Smith was named one of GQ ' s 50 Best-Dressed British Men. Eleventh Doctor The Eleventh Doctor is an incarnation of
4410-458: Is available on the Master & Margarita website. The novel was adapted by Lucy Catherine , with music by Stephen Warbeck , for broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 15 March 2015. Several graphic novels have been adapted from this work, by the following: The Master and Margarita has been adapted on stage by more than 500 theatre companies all over the world. A full list of all versions and languages
4557-452: Is excited and fascinated by the tiniest of things. By everything. By every single thing. That's what's wonderful about him as a character. It's why children like him, I think. Because he doesn't dismiss anything. He's not cynical. He's open to every single facet of the universe." In June 2010, Smith appeared on stage with Orbital , and performed with them a version of the Doctor Who theme , at
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4704-518: Is not only relevant in the Master's relationship with Margarita, but also his relationship with writing as a whole. After he wins the lottery and leaves his job at the museum, he decides to purchase a flat where he can hide out and write. It is here that he begins his novel on Pilate. This novel takes him through many ups and downs, culminating in his capture and internment in the mental hospital, but only after he destroys his novel. The interplay of fire, water, destruction, and other natural forces provides
4851-436: Is presented as having inhuman characteristics. Woland tells this story to convince his audience of God's existence, but the two Soviet authors refuse to believe him. The Professor also predicts the way Berlioz will die, saying that his head will be cut off by a Russian woman, and that it must happen, because 'Annushka has already brought the sunflower oil.' Although Berlioz dismisses his death prophecy as insane raving, he slips on
4998-512: Is put through trials by a manifestation of his self-loathing, the Dream Lord ( Toby Jones ). In the final episodes " The Pandorica Opens " and " The Big Bang ", an unknown force makes the TARDIS explode, causing the universe to collapse in on itself. Though he closes the cracks —reversing their effects and preventing the explosion— the Doctor himself is erased from history. River assists Amy in remembering
5145-408: Is shot and burned as history records. In a doomed alternate reality caused by River's reluctance to shoot the Doctor, the two become married; during the ceremony, she is let in on the Doctor's original plan and helps fake and corroborate his death. The Doctor is then warned by his old friend Dorium Maldovar ( Simon Fisher-Becker ) that more prophecies still concern him. The Doctor learns he will be asked
5292-449: Is situated on the ground floor of the building. This museum was established as a private initiative on 15 May 2004. It contains personal belongings, photos, and several exhibitions related to Bulgakov's life and his different works. Various poetic and literary events are often held. The museum organises tours of Bulgakov's Moscow , some of which have re-enactors playing characters of The Master and Margarita . The Bulgakov House also operates
5439-554: Is strongly influenced by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 's parable " The Grand Inquisitor " from The Brothers Karamazov . The "luckless visitors chapter" refers to Tolstoy's Anna Karenina : "everything became jumbled in the Oblonsky household". The theme of the Devil exposing society as an apartment block, as it could be seen if the entire façade would be removed, has some precedents in El diablo cojuelo (1641, The Lame Devil or The Crippled Devil ) by
5586-488: Is the case in other Bulgakov novels. Bulgakov perceived and embodied the principles of Gogol's and Saltykov-Shchedrin's world perception through the comic mixing of absurd, ghostly and real. Technical progress and the rapid development of mechanized production in the 20th century, combined with the satirical motive of primitivism, characteristic of Russian literature, left an imprint on the nature of Bulgakov's grotesque. The dialogue between Pontius Pilate and Yeshua Ha-Notsri
5733-579: Is the first of the Doctors to appear in full-on action adventure games. Doctor Who: The Adventure Games is composed of four stories ("episodes"), produced alongside the 2010 series. Smith and Gillan lent their voices and likenesses. The first, City of the Daleks , carries on from the TV episode "Victory of the Daleks" and is a stealth and puzzle game set in 1960s Earth and the Dalek planet of Skaro . The second, Blood of
5880-406: Is treated by Stravinsky, a local doctor. The care he receives in the clinic is very good, especially by the standards of the time. It thus serves as an important place in the novel for many characters whom Woland confronts, and derives special importance from its bringing together of Ivan and the Master, an embittered author whose name connects to the title of the text. The Master explains to Ivan that
6027-458: Is unable to burn his books or repent to a merciful God. In Moscow, two museums honor the memory of Mikhail Bulgakov and The Master and Margarita . Both are located in Bulgakov's former apartment building on Bolshaya Sadovaya Street, No. 10. Since the late 1980s and the fall of the Soviet Union, the building has become a gathering spot for Bulgakov fans, as well as Moscow-based Satanist groups. Over
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6174-533: Is waiting for you!"; Pontius Pilate is freed, walking and talking with the Yeshua whose spirit and philosophy he had secretly admired. Moscow is now peaceful, although some experience great disquiet every May full moon. Ivan Ponyrev becomes a professor of philosophy, but he does not write poetry anymore. There are several interpretations of the novel: Some critics suggest that Bulgakov was responding to poets and writers who he believed were spreading atheist propaganda in
6321-576: Is witnessed by Ivan Nikolaevich Ponyrev, a young, enthusiastic, modern poet who uses the pen name Bezdomny ("homeless"). His nom de plume alludes to Maxim Gorky (Maxim the Bitter), Demyan Bedny (Demyan the Poor), and Michail Golodny (Michail the Hungry). His futile attempts to capture the "gang" (Woland and his entourage) and his warnings about their evil nature land Ivan in a lunatic psychiatric clinic, where he
6468-503: The Doctor Who episodes " Bad Wolf " and " The Parting of the Ways ", was the bookmakers ' favourite to succeed Tennant, followed by David Morrissey , who would be appearing in the 2008 Christmas special, " The Next Doctor ". Other candidates included Sean Pertwee , son of Third Doctor actor Jon Pertwee ; Russell Tovey , who portrayed Alonso Frame in the 2007 Christmas special, " Voyage of
6615-729: The Glastonbury Festival . Smith hosted the Doctor Who Prom at the Royal Albert Hall on 24–25 July 2010. On the morning of 26 May 2012, Smith carried the Olympic torch in Cardiff , an activity which was noted by Doctor Who fans for its resemblance to a 2006 episode of the show in which the Doctor carried the torch. On 1 June 2013, the BBC announced that Smith would be leaving Doctor Who at
6762-723: The Polly Stenham play That Face at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in Chelsea . The play transferred to the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End in 2008 and became Smith's second role there. That Face focuses primarily upon alcohol and drug addiction in an upper-middle-class family after the paternal figure in the family leaves. As Henry, Smith portrayed an aspiring artist who left school to take care of his mother. To prepare for
6909-459: The Soviet system but also the superficiality and vanity of modern life in general. Jazz is presented with an ambivalent fascination and revulsion. But the novel is full of modern elements, such as the model asylum, radio, street and shopping lights, cars, lorries, trams, and air travel. There is little evident nostalgia for any "good old days" – the only figures who mention Tsarist Russia are Satan and
7056-510: The TARDIS , frequently with companions . At the end of life, the Doctor regenerates ; as a result, the physical appearance and personality of the Doctor changes. Smith's incarnation is a quick-tempered but compassionate character whose youthful appearance is at odds with his more discerning and world-weary temperament. Preceded in regeneration by the Tenth Doctor ( David Tennant ), he is followed by
7203-530: The Tenth Doctor in The Jago and Litefoot Revival in 2017, narrated by Trevor Baxter and Christopher Benjamin . In the absence of Matt Smith , voice actor and impressionist Jacob Dudman has voiced the Eleventh Doctor in multiple Big Finish productions, including the ongoing range The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles , which debuted in August 2018. In the first volume, Dudman voices the Doctor and serves as narrator;
7350-460: The Twelfth Doctor ( Peter Capaldi ). This incarnation's main companions included Amy Pond ( Karen Gillan ), her husband Rory Williams ( Arthur Darvill ) and the mysterious Clara Oswald ( Jenna-Louise Coleman ). He also frequently appeared alongside River Song ( Alex Kingston ), a fellow time traveller with whom he shared a romantic storyline, and he was the last Doctor to appear alongside
7497-510: The Weeping Angels and learns that cracks like the one in Amy's wall are erasing individuals entirely from time and space. After Amy attempts to seduce the Doctor, the Doctor recruits Rory as a second companion from " The Vampires of Venice " up until " Cold Blood ", where he is killed protecting the Doctor and is erased from history. The Doctor also confronts his dark side in " Amy's Choice ", where he
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#17328545183497644-400: The series , but these proposed films were cancelled in the wake of Terminator Genisys ' commercial and critical failure. On 20 November 2014, it was announced that Smith would star in the action-thriller film Patient Zero . It was released in 2018, and received negative reviews. In June 2015, Smith was cast as Prince Philip in the Netflix royal drama The Crown . He played the role for
7791-572: The Burgin/Tiernan O'Connor translation as the most accurate and complete English translation, particularly when read in tandem with the matching annotations by Bulgakov's biographer, Ellendea Proffer. However, these judgements predate translations by Pevear & Volokhonsky, Karpelson, Aplin, and Dougherty. The Karpelson translation, even when republished in the UK by Wordsworth, has not been Anglicised, and retains North American spellings and idioms. The book
7938-522: The Caribbean movies". However, Matt Smith was unhappy with the costume as he felt it reflected how someone else would dress the Doctor, rather than how the Doctor would dress himself. Smith also mentioned in a 2012 interview that his Doctor was going to have a "very long black leather jacket, but it was too Matrix -style". The eventual costume, in particular the bow-tie, was influenced by Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor , after Matt Smith fell in love with
8085-620: The Cybermen , is the Eleventh Doctor and Amy's first Cyberman story. The third episode is the video game TARDIS , and the fourth is The Shadows of the Vashta Nerada , featuring the titular enemy return in an underwater setting. The fifth Adventure Game The Gunpowder Plot was released on 31 October 2011, again featuring Matt Smith's voice. In May 2012, The Eternity Clock was released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and PC, starring Matt Smith and Alex Kingston . Matt Smith's portrayal of
8232-506: The Damned "; and James McAvoy . Although Steven Moffat anticipated choosing a middle-aged actor for the new Doctor, Smith was aged 26 when cast, making him the youngest actor to portray the Doctor, three years younger than Peter Davison was at the time he began his role as the Fifth Doctor . Show producers were cautious about casting Smith because they felt that a 26-year-old could not play
8379-477: The Doctor , the protagonist of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who . He is played by Matt Smith in three series as well as five specials. As with previous incarnations of the Doctor, the character has also appeared in other Doctor Who spin-offs . Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time and space in
8526-522: The Doctor ," the Doctor is lured to what he learns is the planet Trenzalore to decode what he discovers is a message from the displaced Time Lords through the last remaining crack in the universe: the oldest question in the universe, "Doctor who?". Learning that the verification of his identity would allow the Time Lords to return, the Doctor finds out that the signal caught the attention of an assortment of his enemies, who wish to prevent Gallifrey's return, and
8673-405: The Doctor adequately; BBC Wales Head of Drama Piers Wenger shared the sentiment, but noted that Smith was capable enough to play the role. Smith's casting in the role was revealed during an episode of Doctor Who ' s companion show Doctor Who Confidential , during which he described the role as "a wonderful privilege and challenge that I hope I will thrive on". Prior to auditioning for
8820-485: The Doctor back into existence; he returns at her wedding to Rory, and the couple rejoin him as his companions. He next appears later in Death of the Doctor , a two-part story of spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures , alongside former companions Sarah Jane Smith ( Elisabeth Sladen ) and Jo Grant ( Katy Manning ), while Amy and Rory are on honeymoon. Series 6 in 2011 continues to examine mysteries left unexplained at
8967-436: The Doctor is erased from the Daleks' memory banks due to the actions of Oswin Oswald ( Jenna Coleman ), a young woman turned Dalek who had retained her human mind; she subsequently dies. The Doctor then takes Amy and Rory on several adventures, eventually taking them back on as full-time companions in " The Power of Three " before losing them during the events of " The Angels Take Manhattan ". The Doctor subsequently "retires" to
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#17328545183499114-448: The Doctor was met with critical acclaim. Following the broadcast of " The Eleventh Hour ", The Daily Telegraph reviewer Benji Wilson opined that "the Doctor is meant to be a mad alien, and Smith looks like one before he even opens his mouth", stating "it was ridiculous but it felt right: mad, alien, brand new but very old. A+ to the casting director. A+ to Smith". In The Guardian , Daniel Martin concurred, stating that "Smith inhabits
9261-558: The Harris jacket. On other occasions he does not wear a coat and wears a bow-tie and dress shirt. The original tweed jacket is lost in the episode " Flesh and Stone " but replaced in " The Vampires of Venice ", then becomes a plot point for the story arc for the season. In the Christmas special " A Christmas Carol ", which aired the Christmas after the Eleventh Doctor's first series, he wears his most famous " Prince of Wales check " tweed jacket and
9408-445: The Master apologizes for not being able to do so, as he had burnt it. Woland replies, "You can't have done. Manuscripts don't burn." There is a deeply autobiographical element reflected in this passage. Bulgakov burned an early copy of The Master and Margarita for much the same reasons as he expresses in the novel. Also this may refer to Christopher Marlowe's Dr. Faustus where the hero, deviating from previous tales of 'The Devil's Pact',
9555-407: The Master as prototypes of the extremities of Soviet attitudes towards writers. Whereas Ivan is a celebrated rising star supported by MASSOLIT, the Master is a literary outsider who is at once denounced and cast away after submitting his novel for publishing. As a Soviet writer, Bulgakov walked a fine line between the two. Professor of religion and peace studies Alexandra Carroll analyzes Woland through
9702-419: The Master leads her to leave her husband, but she emerges victorious. Her spiritual union with the Master is also a sexual one. The novel is a riot of sensual impressions, but the emptiness of sensual gratification without love is emphasized in the satirical passages. Rejecting sensuality for the sake of empty respectability is pilloried in the figure of Nikolai Ivanovich, who becomes Natasha's hog-broomstick. Love
9849-743: The Muscovites Woland observes now and the Muscovites of the past is believed, by Woland, to be due to the housing crisis in Moscow. Woland cites the "housing problem" as what has corrupted these Muscovites to an even further level than what Woland has noted in the past. This scene is a key moment in Bulgakov's societal criticism. The story returns to Jerusalem, where Ivan dreams of the execution of Yeshua as witnessed by Matthew Levi. The dream opens with Yeshua and two other prisoners, who are making their way to Bald Mountain, where they will be executed by being hung on wooden posts. In an attempt to save Yeshua from
9996-550: The Narrator, who directly addresses characters in the novel and the reader multiple times. It also has strong elements of what in the later 20th century was called magic realism . The novel is influenced by the Faust legend, particularly the first part of the Goethe interpretation , The Devil's Pact, which goes back to the 4th century; Christopher Marlowe's Dr Faustus (where in the last act
10143-457: The North . His first major television role came in the television series Party Animals , a BBC drama series about fictional parliamentary advisors and researchers . Smith portrayed Danny Foster, a parliamentary researcher who was described as an intelligent but timid "politics geek" who should have moved on from researching at his age. In an interview in 2007, Smith summarised the character as having
10290-586: The Shore of the Wide World , the play transferred to the Royal National Theatre in London. After finishing the play, he took on the role of Lockwood, a pupil in the Alan Bennett play The History Boys . After The History Boys , he acted in the teen play Burn/Chatroom/Citizenship and with Christian Slater in Swimming with Sharks , the latter being his West End début. In 2007, Smith appeared as Henry in
10437-407: The Soviet Union , and denying Jesus Christ as a historical person . He particularly objected to the anti-religious poems of Demyan Bedny . The novel can be seen as a rebuke to aggressively "godless people". There is justification in both the Moscow and the Judaea sections of the novel for the entire image of the devil. Bulgakov uses characters from Jewish demonology as a retort to the denial of God in
10584-500: The Soviet Union. The original text of all the omitted and changed parts, with indications of the places of modification, was printed and distributed by hand in the Soviet Union (in the dissident practice known as samizdat ). In 1969, the publisher Posev printed a version produced with the aid of these inserts. The first complete version, prepared by Anna Sahakyants, was published in Russian by Khudozhestvennaya Literatura in 1973. This
10731-471: The Spaniard Luís Vélez de Guevara . (This was adapted to 18th-century France by Alain-René Lesage 's 1707 Le Diable boiteux .) The novel has been translated several times into English: The early translation by Glenny runs more smoothly than that of the modern translations; some Russian-speaking readers consider it to be the only one creating the desired effect, though it may take liberties with
10878-468: The TARDIS to complete the process. He hallucinates a final farewell to Amy Pond and delivers a eulogy to his present incarnation, before abruptly completing his transition into the Twelfth Doctor ( Peter Capaldi ). He made a reappearance in " Deep Breath " (2014). While adjusting to the new Doctor, Clara receives a phone call from the Eleventh Doctor made moments prior to their final meeting. He asks her to help his new self and not to be afraid of him. Like
11025-474: The TARDIS, and she will grow up to become River Song. In " Let's Kill Hitler ", the Doctor encounters a younger iteration of River and learns she has been conditioned by the Silence, explained to be a religious order, to assassinate him. She nearly succeeds using a kiss of poisoned lipstick before Amy convinces her to save his life instead. The Doctor also learns the circumstances of his death from historical records on
11172-845: The Tenth Doctor, the Eleventh and Amy (and later Rory) appear in New Series Adventures novels in 2010. The first of these is Apollo 23 by Justin Richards , as well as the Decide Your Destiny series of interactive novels. The character also appears in comic books published in Doctor Who Magazine , Doctor Who Adventures , and he took over from the Tenth Doctor in IDW Publishing 's Doctor Who series before BBC Worldwide awarded
11319-891: The Theatre M.A. Bulgakov and the Café 302-bis. In apartment number 50 on the fourth floor is the Museum M.A. Bulgakov ( Музей М А. Булгаков). This facility is a government initiative, founded on 26 March 2007. It contains personal belongings, photos, and several exhibitions related to Bulgakov's life and his different works. Various poetic and literary events are often held here. Various authors and musicians have credited The Master and Margarita as inspiration for certain works. Ennio Morricone , Alfred Schnittke and Igor Kornelyuk have composed soundtracks for films of The Master and Margarita . Many students of art schools found inspiration in The Master and Margarita to make short animated movies. A full list
11466-501: The Time War (John Hurt) as well as his immediate previous incarnation ( David Tennant ). Though the older Doctors berate the 'War Doctor' for his killing both Time Lords and Daleks with a sentient weapon known as the Moment, they ultimately choose to support his decision and forgive themselves for this past atrocity. Led by the Moment into the midst of the Time War, the Doctors realize they have
11613-739: The Troughton story The Tomb of the Cybermen . Steven Moffat describes the Eleventh Doctor as an "old man trapped in a young man's body" and Matt Smith characterizes him as someone with "a lot of blood on his hands" who copes via constant travelling and thrill-seeking. The depictions of the personalities of the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors shared certain similarities e.g. both being youthful, energetic, friendly, childlike, "good boyfriend Doctors", as Steven Moffat described them and, according to Mark Gatiss "very human Doctors" when compared to other incarnations. Like his predecessor, when he first regenerates in
11760-611: The USSR. Literary critic and assistant professor at the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts Nadezhda Dozhdikova notes that the image of Jesus as a harmless madman presented in ″Master and Margarita″ has its source in the literature of the USSR of the 1920s, which, following the tradition of the demythologization of Jesus in the works of Strauss , Renan , Nietzsche and Binet-Sanglé , put forward two main themes – mental illness and deception. The mythological option , namely
11907-582: The West End to star in a modern retelling of the Henrik Ibsen play An Enemy of the People . He portrayed Dr. Thomas Stockmann acting opposite Jessica Brown Findlay portraying his daughter, Petra Stockmann. Time Out wrote, "In a fine cast, it often feels like Smith is happy to keep it low-key, a largely charming stage presence who doesn't attempt to upstage [the cast]". Nick Curtis of The Evening Standard gave
12054-415: The actors then speculated about possibly taking on the role, who included Paterson Joseph , David Morrissey , Sean Pertwee , James Nesbitt , Russell Tovey , Catherine Zeta-Jones , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Robert Carlyle , and Billie Piper . Smith was first named as a possible successor less than a day before he was announced as the Eleventh Doctor, on the edition of 3 January 2009 of BBC Breakfast , among
12201-467: The course of five days (Wednesday to Sunday). The chapters consisting of the Jerusalem story (chapters 2, 16, 25, and 26) are woven into the lives of the Moscow characters, and there are several characters that even bridge the two narratives. Woland, who visits Berlioz and Bezdomny in Moscow, claims to have been present during Yeshua's trial in Jerusalem. And Levi Matvei, Yeshua's disciple, appears in Moscow at
12348-424: The dead Doctor's remnants—his disembodied "timestream"—to spread himself across the Doctor's history, turning his victories into defeats. Clara pursues him and is scattered throughout the Doctor's timeline creating Oswin Oswald and Clara Oswin Oswald among numerous other incarnations who undo the Great Intelligence's work. The Doctor has a mournful conversation with River's apparition, giving her closure before entering
12495-441: The denial of the historical existence of Jesus, only prevailed in the Soviet propaganda at the turn of the 1920s and 1930s. Commentators often note autobiographical elements in the novel. Beyond parallels between fictional characters and Bulgakov's acquaintances, the work has been examined as a reflection of Bulgakov's own psychological troubles spurred by the oppression he faced in his creative career. Some also interpret Ivan and
12642-526: The descriptions of the Master and his works. A censored version, with about 12 percent of the text removed and more changed, was first published in Moskva magazine (no. 11, 1966 and no. 1, 1967). A manuscript was smuggled out of the Soviet Union to Paris, where the YMCA Press , celebrated for publishing the banned work of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn , published the first book edition in 1967. The text, as published in
12789-557: The door, and blew us away with a bold and brand new take on the Time Lord, we knew we had our man. Executive producer Steven Moffat on Smith's casting. Smith was revealed as the Eleventh Doctor in the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who in January 2009 to follow David Tennant , who announced his departure in October 2008. Smith was a relatively unknown actor compared to
12936-525: The door, and blew us away with a bold and brand new take on the Time Lord, we knew we had our man. Executive producer and head writer Steven Moffat on Smith's casting. David Tennant announced at the National Television Awards on 29 October 2008 that he would be quitting the show, in 2010, because he felt that the four years he spent portraying the Doctor was enough. At the time, BBC News published that Paterson Joseph , who appeared in
13083-579: The early morning hours, the zebra finches escaped from the aviary and perched below the ceilings around the house. In his novel, Bulgakov featured the Spring Ball of the Full Moon , considered to be one of the most memorable episodes. On 29 October 2010, seventy-five years after the original ball, John Beyrle , U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation, hosted an Enchanted Ball at Spaso House, recreating
13230-469: The end of Series 5 . In " The Impossible Astronaut " and " Day of the Moon ", Amy, Rory and River witness a future version of the Doctor murdered, which they vow to keep a secret from the present-day Doctor as they encounter hypnotic aliens called " the Silence ". Eventually, Amy unknowingly lets slip that the Doctor dies in " The Almost People ", when it also turns out that she is pregnant and has been kidnapped by
13377-417: The end of the 2013 Christmas special . He was succeeded by Peter Capaldi . Reflecting upon his decision to leave in a 2016 interview, he expressed regret for not staying longer, stating that he wanted to work longer with co-star Jenna Coleman . In 2018, while appearing on Desert Island Discs , he revealed that he nearly turned down the role of the Doctor. Smith's directorial debut, the short film Cargese ,
13524-445: The end of the novel. The overlap between the two plot lines is further complicated by the fact that the Jerusalem story is presented as the novel written by the master, raising questions of authorship and muddling the distinction between fiction and reality. Bulgakov employs Aesopian language in order to criticize the hypocrisy of Soviet society. He makes a commentary on the flaws of Soviet society by referencing distinct issues such as
13671-428: The festival included Foreign Minister Maxim Litvinov , Defense Minister Kliment Voroshilov , Communist Party heavyweights Nikolai Bukharin , Lazar Kaganovich , and Karl Radek , Soviet Marshals Aleksandr Yegorov , Mikhail Tukhachevsky , and Semyon Budyonny , and other high-ranking guests. The festival lasted until the early hours of the morning. The bear became drunk on champagne given to him by Karl Radek . In
13818-443: The final scene of " The End of Time " (2010), the Eleventh Doctor mistakes himself as a " ginger ". He also seems surprised at his longer hair, at first mistaking his new body as female, stating, "Hair...I'm a girl!" The Eleventh Doctor first appears in the final scene of " The End of Time " (2010) when his previous incarnation regenerates. Smith debuts fully in " The Eleventh Hour ", where he first meets Amy Pond ( Karen Gillan ) as
13965-481: The form of a pig, as they fly over the Soviet Union 's deep forests and rivers. Margarita bathes and returns to Moscow with Azazello as the hostess of Satan's spring ball. At Koroviev's side, she welcomes dark historical figures as they arrive from Hell. Margarita survives the ordeal, and Satan offers to grant her deepest wish. She chooses to ask to free a woman she met at the ball from eternal punishment. The woman, who had been raped , murdered her child; her punishment
14112-493: The hero cannot burn his manuscript or receive forgiveness from a loving God); and the libretto of the opera whose music was composed by Charles Gounod . Also of influence is Louis Hector Berlioz who wrote the opera La damnation de Faust . In this opera there are four characters: Faust (tenor), the devil Méphistophélès (baritone), Marguerite (mezzo-soprano) and Brander (bass). And also the Symphonie Fantastique where
14259-399: The hero dreams of his own decapitation and attending a witches' sabbath. In addition, allusions are made to the work of Igor Stravinsky numerous times: prominent character and clinic head Doctor Stravinsky shares the composer's name, and references to specific compositions are made in the novel. Satirical poetics of Nikolai Gogol and Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin are seen as an influence, as
14406-459: The housing crisis, corruption and the secret police. His methodology of introducing characters that benefit from the new regime, and then punishing them for their sins through Woland displays his condemnation of the conditions in the 1930s Soviet Union. An issue that is particularly emphasized in the novel is censorship, literary repression and suppression of creativity. Bulgakov's portrayal of Massolit writers and their luxurious, extravagant lifestyles
14553-508: The latter earned him an agent and his first professional jobs, Fresh Kills and On the Shore of the Wide World , which led him to seek an agreement with his university so that he could graduate without attending lectures in his final year. Smith's first television role was as Jim Taylor in the BBC adaptations of the Sally Lockhart quartet books The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in
14700-484: The lens of Jungian psychology, suggesting that Woland serves as a "shadow archetype", which she defines as a "paradoxical figure of evil that appears malevolent, yet works towards an individual's psychological renewal". Other commentators note that Bulgakov's life experiences have also likely influenced the Yershalaim narrative of the novel; Haber and Weeks argue that it is Bulgakov's father's academic work that influenced
14847-465: The license to Titan Magazines . He'll continue to appear in these, as will the Tenth and Twelfth Doctors in their own stories. He appeared in the crossover series Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 , where he was working with the crew of the Enterprise -D to defeat a Borg /Cybermen alliance. The Eleventh Doctor also appears in a series of audiobooks . The first release of these
14994-488: The literary elite and their trade union: Massolit, whose headquarters is Griboyedov House. Massolit consists of corrupt social climbers: bureaucrats, profiteers, and cynics. The second setting is the Jerusalem of Pontius Pilate : Pilate's trial of Yeshua Ha-Notsri (Jesus of Nazareth), his recognition of an affinity with (and spiritual need for) Yeshua, and his reluctant acquiescence to Yeshua's execution. The Jerusalem plot of
15141-426: The long-serving companion Sarah Jane Smith ( Elisabeth Sladen ) prior to the actress' death, featuring in two episodes of the spin-off programme The Sarah Jane Adventures . The Doctor is a very special part, and it takes a very special actor to play him. You need to be old and young at the same time, a boffin and an action hero, a cheeky schoolboy and the wise old man of the universe. As soon as Matt walked through
15288-434: The magazine Moskva , was swiftly translated into Estonian and printed in 1967 by the company Eesti Raamat. This version included many scenes and themes that had previously been censored—for example, Bulgakov's commentary on Soviet moral and governmental corruption. The Italian publisher Einaudi published the book in Russian in 1967 as well. For decades this remained the only printed edition of the novel in book form available in
15435-408: The mixed review writing, "The casually charismatic Smith and a fine supporting cast can't stop it falling apart in the second half." Smith was in a relationship with Brazilian actress and singer Mayana Moura from 2008 to 2009. He also had an on-off relationship with model Daisy Lowe from 2010 to 2014. From 2014 to 2019, he was in a relationship with actress Lily James . Smith is an atheist . He
15582-429: The names speculated about. His obscurity prompted the news headline "Doctor Who?", a riff on the show's title. Smith was one of the earliest actors to audition for the role, performing on the first day. The production team, consisting of incoming producer Steven Moffat and BBC Wales Head of Drama and executive producer Piers Wenger , immediately singled him out based on his performance. Smith additionally auditioned for
15729-413: The narrative of "The Eleventh Hour" from an array of clothes found in a hospital, is a brown tweed jacket with elbow patches, bow tie , braces , blue trousers and black, ankle-high boots. The details of the outfit vary, switching from a braces and bow tie combination in red to the same in blue. In later stories, a green moleskin overcoat makes its way into the Doctor's ensemble, occasionally replacing
15876-649: The narrative, rather than Bulgakov's own view of evil. Weeks interprets this as "Bulgakov's return to elements of his own childhood." Bulgakov portrays evil as being as inseparable from our world, as light is from darkness. Both Satan and Jesus Christ dwell mostly inside people. Jesus was unable to see Judas's treachery, despite Pilate's hints, because he saw only good in people. He couldn't protect himself, because he didn't know how, nor from whom. This interpretation presumes that Bulgakov had his own vision of Tolstoy 's idea of resistance to evil through non-violence, by creating this image of Yeshua. On 24 April 1935, Bulgakov
16023-421: The nefarious Madame Kovarian ( Frances Barber ). In " A Good Man Goes to War ", the Doctor calls in old favours from across time and space to raise an army to rescue Amy from Demons Run , an asteroid in the 52nd century being used as a base by a religious order, but is unable to rescue her child, Melody Pond. The Doctor also learns that Melody—though Rory and Amy's child—is part Time Lord due to being conceived in
16170-459: The novel had some unfinished sentences and loose ends. His novel was also written amidst heavy criticism for his other works and plays. During this time, he wrote to Stalin asking to be allowed to leave Russia because he felt that the literature critics at the time were proving that Bulgakov's writing did not belong in Russia. This was not approved, which greatly affected the writing of the piece including
16317-406: The novel is later revealed to be the novel written by the Master. Part one opens with a confrontation between Berlioz (the head of Massolit) and Woland, who prophesies that Berlioz will die later that evening. This interaction between Woland and Berlioz is mirrored by the trial of Yeshua by Pontius Pilate. Woland entrances Berlioz in the story that leads up to Yeshua's execution. In the story, Yeshua
16464-406: The novel is truly canonical. The last version, based on all available manuscripts, was prepared by Lidiya Yanovskaya. The novel has two settings. The first is Moscow during the 1930s, where Satan appears at Patriarch's Ponds as Professor Woland . He is accompanied by Koroviev, a grotesquely dressed valet ; Behemoth , a black cat; Azazello, a hitman ; and Hella, a female vampire . They target
16611-548: The oldest question in the universe, "Doctor who?", on the battlefields of Trenzalore; the Silence had intended his death to prevent this. In the Christmas special " The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe " (2011), the Doctor has Christmas dinner with Amy and Rory, who had been informed by River of his survival. They unite again in the Series 7 premiere " Asylum of the Daleks " (2012), in which
16758-509: The play was nominated for the 2008 Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre , and Smith garnered an Evening Standard Theatre Award nomination for Best Newcomer for his role. Upon its transfer to the West End, Smith's performance as Henry was highlighted as one of the positive aspects of the play by critics for the Evening Standard , Daily Express , The Guardian and The Times . Smith auditioned for
16905-433: The potential to change its outcome and enlist the aid of their previous incarnations in an uncertain bid to save Gallifrey from destruction. They place the planet in stasis and transport it to a pocket universe , making it appear to be destroyed. As an effect of time travel, only the Eleventh Doctor will remember saving Gallifrey; he learns from a cryptic curator (played by Tom Baker ) that his plan worked. In " The Time of
17052-622: The powerful Church of the Papal Mainframe, who wish to destroy the planet and avoid the possibility of a new Time War. After attempting to send Clara back to her time, the Doctor spends centuries defending the planet from alien incursions. During this time, a faction of the Church led by the Silence breaks away and attempts to avert these events by destroying the Doctor earlier in his timeline, as seen in series 5 and 6. The Doctor also reveals to Clara he has no regenerations remaining and will likely die in
17199-517: The recurring fez, most of which were destroyed by River Song. In an interview with Doctor Who Magazine , Steven Moffat revealed that the Eleventh Doctor had an entirely different costume until close to the start of filming. The original look had a swashbuckling feel which Doctor Who Magazine editor Tom Spilsbury described as "a little like something Captain Jack Sparrow wears in the Pirates of
17346-517: The rejection of his novel about Pontius Pilate and Christ led the Master to burn his manuscript in despair and turn his back on Margarita, his devoted lover. In Moscow, Woland and his retinue put on a show at the Variety theater. During the show master of ceremonies Bengalsky's head is ripped off then reattached at the urging of the audience. The audience is amazed when Koroviev makes money rain down and when Woland's retinue gives out luxury fashion items to
17493-470: The reunited couple will be sent to the afterlife. Azazello brings them a gift from Woland: a bottle of Pontius Pilate's (poisoned) wine. The Master and Margarita die; Azazello brings their souls to Satan and his retinue (awaiting them on horseback on a Moscow rooftop), and they fly away into the unknown, as cupolas and windows burn in the setting sun, leaving Earth behind and traveling into dark cosmic space. The Master and Margarita will spend eternity together in
17640-537: The role from the moment he pops up...[he] carries off the youthful vigour of a new body and the ancient professorial wisdom with easy panache". Martin Anderson of Shadowlocked claimed him to be the best Doctor since "Tom Baker practically redefined the character in the 1970s". Smith's performance in " Flesh and Stone " was acclaimed by Gavin Fuller of The Daily Telegraph , who noted that "Matt Smith's 'quick-paced delivery'
17787-476: The role of John Watson in the Moffat-created Sherlock , undergoing auditions at the same time; he was unsuccessful, as Moffat believed his eccentric acting style was closer to Holmes , a role that had already been given to Benedict Cumberbatch . At 26 years old, Smith was three years younger than Peter Davison was at the time of his casting as the Doctor in 1981, making him the youngest Doctor and
17934-506: The role of Will McKenzie in the comedy series The Inbetweeners , with the part eventually being given to comedian and actor Simon Bird . The show's writer Iain Morris said, "We auditioned literally 1000 people [...] He was brilliant - down to the last two for Will, I think. I think he was a bit too dashing!" Smith was cast in Martin McDonagh 's black comedy crime In Bruges (2008), as
18081-573: The role, Smith had never seen Doctor Who . He prepared for the role by writing his own stories featuring the Doctor, and took special inspiration from Patrick Troughton 's portrayal of the Second Doctor . The Eleventh Doctor spends most of his first full episode, " The Eleventh Hour ", in the tattered remains of the Tenth Doctor's clothing, leading young Amelia Pond to nickname him "the Raggedy Doctor." The Doctor's initial outfit, chosen within
18228-576: The role, the cast interviewed alcoholics and their families. Smith discussed his character's relationship with his mother in a May 2008 interview with the Evening Standard , saying, "The thing I find tricky to get my head round is why doesn't he just leave? An awful lot of it is co-dependency. ... With Henry there's a real belief—or denial maybe—that he can change his mother. When she is finally pulled away from him to go to rehab, his identity collapses. His sacrifice has been for nothing." The entire cast of
18375-507: The second volume, released in September 2021, featured Dudman as the Doctor in full-cast dramas with no narrator. Dudman also voices the Eleventh Doctor for a cameo appearance opposite the Fifth Doctor in Thin Time and a pair of Short Trips in which the Doctor reunites with Jo Grant and meets his next incarnation , also voiced by Dudman. In 2022, The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles underwent
18522-523: The series' first two seasons, garnering a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2018. Smith reunited with his The Crown co-star Claire Foy in a production of the Duncan Macmillan play Lungs at The Old Vic beginning in October 2019. In 2020, Smith was cast as Daemon Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon ,
18669-526: The show believed that Smith was inexperienced and too young for the role, while others supported him by citing his demonstrated acting ability. For his performance in his first series, he was nominated in the Outstanding Drama Performance Category of the National Television Awards . Smith is the first actor in the role to garner a nomination for a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor . Smith said of his character: "The Doctor
18816-401: The siege. The siege escalates into all-out war and after centuries pass, only the Daleks remain. Though the heavily aged Doctor anticipates his predestined death on the battlefields of Trenzalore, Clara convinces the Time Lords to give the Doctor a new regeneration cycle as he uses a fiery blast of regenerative energy to destroy the Dalek mothership. The Doctor regains his youth before retiring to
18963-431: The spilled oil and has his head decapitated by a tram car driven by a Russian woman, dying in the same way that the professor predicted. In fact, shortly before Berlioz's accident, Woland informs the two writers that "there exists a seventh proof" of the devil's existence, so in this way the predetermined nature of Berlioz's death is framed as proof of both God's and the devil's existence. The fulfillment of his death prophecy
19110-410: The spirit of the original ball as a tribute to Ambassador Bullitt and Bulgakov. The novel deals with the interplay of good and evil, innocence and guilt, courage and cowardice, exploring such issues as the responsibility towards truth when authority would deny it, and freedom of the spirit in an unfree world. Love and sensuality are also dominant themes in the novel. Margarita's devotional love for
19257-486: The stage adaptation of Swimming with Sharks with Christian Slater , followed a year later by a critically acclaimed performance in That Face . Smith's first television role came in 2006 as Jim Taylor in the BBC adaptations of Philip Pullman 's The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North , while his first major role in television came as Danny in the 2007 BBC series Party Animals . In film, he has played
19404-556: The text. The modern translators pay for their attempted closeness by losing idiomatic flow. Literary writer Kevin Moss considers the early translations by Ginsburg and Glenny to be hurried, and lacking much critical depth. As an example, he claims that the more idiomatic translations miss Bulgakov's "crucial" reference to the devil in Berlioz's thoughts (original: "Пожалуй, пора бросить все к черту и в Кисловодск…" ): Several literary critics hailed
19551-564: The three bodies of the dead prisoners, before putting the body of Yeshua on his shoulder, and carrying it away. Back in Moscow, after Woland's performance, the city is thrown into confusion. At the Variety Theatre, the highest-ranking employee left is Vassily Stepanovich, the bookkeeper. His attempt to make sense of the show's aftermath reveals a trail of chaos left by Woland and his retinue. Rubles are transforming into insects, bureaucrats have been replaced by animate suits, and entire offices have been cursed to break into song against their will. As
19698-467: The timeline to retrieve Clara. However, once he saves her, the Doctor is forced to reveal the existence of a previous incarnation ( John Hurt ) who broke the promise represented by the name "Doctor" during the Time War of his past. In the show's 50th anniversary special , while investigating a strange occurrence beneath London's National Gallery , the Doctor encounters his past incarnation who fought in
19845-616: The tragedy of violence by adding a fantastical element to these overtly dark forms of torture carried out by the Soviet State. This layer of fantasy in turn provided protection for himself, as he was not able to state the atrocities of the government without risking his own safety. The novel is deeply influenced by Goethe 's Faust , and its themes of cowardice, trust, intellectual curiosity, and redemption are prominent. It can be read on many different levels, as slapstick , philosophical allegory, and socio-political satire critical of not just
19992-671: The women of the audience. Later the money and clothes disappear, causing chaos and embarrassment. Here, Bulgakov portrays women's and men's sins very differently. The women of Moscow are condemned for accepting free clothing, while the men are condemned for adultery, excessive greed, etc., and the two are portrayed as equivalent transgressions. During this performance, Woland notes the lack of moral progress made in Soviet society, remarking that despite their technological advancements such as "buses, telephones, and other [apparatuses]," Muscovites remain "people like any other people... they love money, but that has always been so." The key difference between
20139-524: The years they have filled the walls with graffiti . The best drawings were usually kept as the walls were repainted, so that several layers of different colored paints could be seen around them. In 2003, all of the numerous paintings, quips, and drawings were completely whitewashed. The two museums are rivals: the official Museum M.A. Bulgakov, although established second, identifies as "the first and only Memorial Museum of Mikhail Bulgakov in Moscow". The Bulgakov House ( Музей – театр "Булгаковский Дом" )
20286-435: The younger version of Ralph Fiennes ' character, but his scenes did not appear in the final cut of the film. He starred in the 2009 short film Together and the film Womb (2010). The Doctor is a very special part, and it takes a very special actor to play him. You need to be old and young at the same time, a boffin and an action hero, a cheeky schoolboy and the wise old man of the universe. As soon as Matt walked through
20433-664: The youngest actor to be suggested for the role. After three weeks of auditions, Moffat and Wenger agreed that it had "always been Matt" and approached him to accept the role. Smith made his debut as the Doctor in the episode " The Eleventh Hour " in April 2010. The BBC were cautious about casting Smith because they felt that a 26-year-old could not play the Doctor adequately; Wenger shared the same sentiment but thought Smith had proven his acting quality in Party Animals , which Wenger thought highlighted Smith's "mercurial qualities". Some fans of
20580-586: Was aired on Sky Arts in May 2013. Smith portrayed Patrick Bateman in the musical adaptation of American Psycho at London's Almeida Theatre from 2013 to 2014. Smith was cast in Ryan Gosling 's directorial debut Lost River , which was released in 2014. Smith had a supporting role as the embodiment of Skynet in Terminator Genisys (2015). He was set to have more screen time in the sixth and seventh films in
20727-575: Was among the invited guests who attended the Spring Festival at Spaso House , the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, hosted by Ambassador William Bullitt . Critics believe Bulgakov drew from this extravagant event for his novel. In the middle of the Great Depression and Stalinist repression, Bullitt had instructed his staff to create an event that would surpass every other embassy party in Moscow's history. The decorations included
20874-412: Was based on Bulgakov's last 1940 version, as proofread by the publisher. This version remained the canonical edition until 1989. It is unknown how much of this version was influenced by Elena Shilovskaya, Bulgakov's third and final wife, as she had been in possession of the remaining manuscript notes. Due to the high quantity of manuscripts and drafts, it is near impossible to state which, if any, version of
21021-724: Was listed in Le Monde ' s 100 Books of the Century . Also, when asked by Tyler Cowen , "What's your favorite novel?" the technologist Peter Thiel answered, "If you want something a little more intellectual, it's probably the Bulgakov novel The Master and Margarita where the devil shows up in Stalinist Russia, and succeeds, and gives everybody what they want, and everything goes haywire. It's hard, because no one believes he's real." A memorable and much-quoted line in The Master and Margarita
21168-440: Was one of the dancers featured in the music video for Eric Prydz 's 2004 song " Call on Me ". Smith attended Northampton School for Boys . His grandfather had played football for Notts County and Smith had also planned to play football, having played for the youth teams of Northampton Town , Nottingham Forest , and Leicester City , becoming captain of the latter's youth team. A serious back injury resulted in spondylolysis ; he
21315-656: Was released in 2021. In 2021, Smith appeared in the music videos for the songs "We're On Our Way Now" and "Flying on the Ground" by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds . Smith joined the Sony's Spider-Man Universe spin-off film Morbius (2022) as Lucien / Milo , a living vampire, although he was initially announced to be portraying the supervillain Loxias Crown / Hunger . It received negative reviews, although Smith's performance garnered some praise from critics. In 2024 Smith returned to
21462-407: Was to wake each morning next to the handkerchief she used to smother it. Satan tells Margarita that she liberated the woman, and still has a wish to claim from him. She asks for the Master to be delivered to her and he appears, dazed and thinking he is still in the lunatic asylum. They are returned to the basement apartment which had been their love nest. Matthew Levi delivers the verdict to Woland:
21609-444: Was unable to continue with a footballing career. Smith's drama teacher introduced him to acting by signing him up for theatrical productions without his consent. After failing to participate on the first two occasions, his teacher arranged for him to play the tenth juror in an adaptation of Twelve Angry Men . Although he took part, he refused to attend a drama festival for which his teacher had also signed him up, as he saw himself as
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