The Romanovs: An Imperial Family
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| Directed by | Gleb Panfilov |
| Produced by | Vladimir Bychkov |
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Gleb Panfilov Ivan Panfilov Inna Churikova |
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Aleksandr Galibin Lynda Bellingham Yuliya Novikova Kseniya Kachalina Olga Budina Olga Vasilyeva Vladimir Grachyov Aleksandr Filippenko |
| Music by | Vadim Bibergan |
| Cinematography | Mikhail Agranovich |
| Edited by | Enzo Meniconi |
| Distributed by | Studio Vera (Russia) |
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135 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Budget | $ 18 million |
The Romanovs: An Imperial Family (Russian: Романовы. Венценосная семья, Romanovy: Ventsenosnaya semya) is a 2000 Russian film about the last days of Tsar Nicholas II and his family. The Russian title implies both the Imperial Crown of Russia and the crown of thorns associated with martyrs. The film premiered at the 22nd annual Moscow Film Festival.
The film begins on the night of February 22, 1917, before the Tsar departs to the war front of Stavka. Russia under Tsar Nicholas II was in the third year of World War I. By 1917, Russia had suffered many losses. Nevertheless, the tsar's authority with the people was high. Petrograd (formerly St. Petersburg) was an exception. Late at night, Nicholas and Alexandra are woken up by their son, Alexei who has a high fever, as well as Olga, the eldest of the five children. The next morning, Nicholas leaves to Stavka, at the war front. Meanwhile, in Petrograd, people are starting to revolt. A street is bombed and many are killed. The Russian Revolution has started. Nicholas arrives at Stavka and he is told that his son Alexei, a hemophiliac, will not live to the age of 16. Back in Petrograd, Alexandra is told about the chaos in the city. At the Imperial Train, Nicholas is given documents requesting his abdication. He signs and is no longer Emperor of All the Russias. He had decided to give the throne to his son Alexei, but due to his bad health, he decides to give the throne to his brother Michael, who does not accept it. Russia is left without an emperor.
At the Palace, Alexandra is told that she and her husband are no longer Emperor and Empress and that they are now under house arrest. Alexandra asks M. Gilliard, the French tutor, to tell her son the news. Nicholas, no longer tsar, returns to his family at the Alexander Palace. The next day, Nicholas, Alexandra, the two older Grand Duchesses, and Alexei are introduced to Alexander Kerensky of the Provisional Government. Olga does not seem to like him; Tatiana says that he does not respect the former tsar and tsarina because they are private citizens. Alexandra is hurt and Tatiana tells her that she’s getting bald. Olga reassures her mother that it is normal that she and her sisters are losing their hair because they have been sick with measles. Alexandra decides to shave her children’s heads. One night Alexandra wakes up screaming. She tells Nicholas that she had a dream in which Grigori Rasputin showed her a vision of the future.
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