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"Love That Changed An Empire"

2017 2h 10m RU

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 83

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Synopsis

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It portrays the memories of Matilda Kshesinskaya and her love affair with the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II. Matilda, a Polish-born ballerina from the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, had a brief and intense romance with Nicholas between 1892 and 1894, before Nicholas married Alexandra Feodorovna and was crowned Tsar after his father's death. It also explores their relationship, facing societal pressures and interference from Nicholas's mother, Empress Maria Feodorovna, as well as Matilda's involvement with other members of the imperial family, the Romanovs, such as Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich and Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich.

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Cast

Michalina Olszańska
Matilda Kschessinska
Lars Eidinger
Nicolas II
Luise Wolfram
Alexandra Feodorovna
Danila Kozlovsky
Vorontsov
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark)
Sergey Garmash
Alexandre III
Evgeny Mironov
Ivan Karlovich
Grigoriy Dobrygin
Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alexey Uchitel
Writers: Alexander Terekhov, Michael Katims
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alexey Uchitel, shot by Yury Klimenko. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marco Beltrami. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Daria Danilova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Michalina Olszańska and Lars Eidinger and Luise Wolfram carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love That Changed An Empire".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4419196 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Alexey Uchitel directs. Yury Klimenko behind the camera. Marco Beltrami scores. Daria Danilova cuts. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by Alexey Uchitel, shot by Yury Klimenko. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Marco Beltrami. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Daria Danilova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Michalina Olszańska and Lars Eidinger and Luise Wolfram carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Love That Changed An Empire".
7IMDB entry: tt4419196 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.