Eugene Onegin

2026 3h 20m RU

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Synopsis

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“Eugene Onegin tells a love story that doesn’t work”. This is how Ralph Fiennes sums up the plot of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s opera, inspired by Pushkin’s work. A jaded young dandy, Onegin sets shy Tatiana on fire at first sight. Overcoming her reticence, she writes him a passionate love letter. Alas, he brutally refuses, giving her a lecture on morality. However, years later, after a duel, he falls in love with the young woman who is now Prince Gremin’s wife. Will she yield to his advances? Fascinated by Russian culture and attuned to the dramatic intensity of Tchaikovsky’s music, Ralph Fiennes is directing his first opera. If he chooses to use pictorial simplicity to evoke the Russian countryside or a ballroom, it is all the better to emphasise the emotions of the characters, as complex as they are modern.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Boris Pinkhasovich
Eugene Onegin
Ruzan Mantashyan
Tatiana
Bogdan Volkov
Lensky
Marvic Monreal
Olga
Alexander Tsymbalyuk
Prince Gremin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ralph Fiennes
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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At 200 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Boris Pinkhasovich and Ruzan Mantashyan and Bogdan Volkov carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ralph Fiennes directs. A long sit — settle in. Produced in France.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 200 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Boris Pinkhasovich and Ruzan Mantashyan and Bogdan Volkov carry the top of the cast.