 His extensive explanations in opposition to the transposition of his works into other media were groundbreaking in fidelity criticism.He thought that just one episode should be dramatised, or an idea should be taken and incorporated into a separate plot.According to critic Alexander Burry, some of the most effective adaptions are Sergei Prokofiev's opera "The Gambler", Leoš Janáček's opera "From the House of the Dead", Akira Kurosawa's film "The Idiot" and Andrzej Wajda's film "The Possessed".