: Woland famously remarks that "Annushka has already bought the sunflower oil," implying Berlioz will slip and be decapitated by a tram—a prophecy that comes true by the end of the episode. 2. The Story of Pontius Pilate (The Master's Novel)
The episode ends with Ivan Bezdomny fruitlessly chasing Woland and his mischievous companions—the talking cat and the valet Koroviev —through the streets of Moscow after witnessing Berlioz’s gruesome death. Master i Margarita (2005) 01.avi.mp4
: Two Soviet writers— Mikhail Berlioz (head of a major literary union) and the young poet Ivan "Homeless" Bezdomny —are discussing a poem Ivan wrote that fails to properly depict Jesus as a non-existent myth. : Woland famously remarks that "Annushka has already
: Pontius Pilate interrogates a peaceful, wandering philosopher named Yeshua Ha-Notsri (Jesus). Despite feeling a strange spiritual affinity for Yeshua and wanting to spare him, Pilate ultimately succumbs to political pressure and cowardice, sentencing him to death. 3. The Introduction of the Master : Two Soviet writers— Mikhail Berlioz (head of
The file "" corresponds to the first episode of the 2005 Russian television miniseries directed by Vladimir Bortko, based on Mikhail Bulgakov’s famous novel.
The episode establishes the series' three parallel storylines: