I'm still reading it right now, but it's dense with themes that would attract a mind like Gilliam. Here's a quote from the review I linked above:
If/when you start reading it, there's an unofficial fan site that has lots of information. The even have an iPhone/Android app (linked on the right side of the main page).
Also, there's a recent Sky Arts adaptation of Bulgakov's A Young Doctor's Notebook that's on Netflix Streaming (at least in the U.S.).
Quote:So what about Woland and his outlandish cohorts Behemoth, Azazillo and Koroviev? What a vividly drawn bunch of characters – at once spine chilling and hilarious. Quite apart from the fact they were meting out appalling justice all over the place, I liked them immensely. The dark world of this demonic retinue was beautifully drawn and allowed the reader to picture it in every detail. Stunning images were created like a desktop globe with real oceans and wars taking place on it to a live chess set with Kings swapping places with Bishops – delightful. Terry Gilliam sprung to mind.
If/when you start reading it, there's an unofficial fan site that has lots of information. The even have an iPhone/Android app (linked on the right side of the main page).
Also, there's a recent Sky Arts adaptation of Bulgakov's A Young Doctor's Notebook that's on Netflix Streaming (at least in the U.S.).