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Mathilde

Mathilde

Mathilde

Mathilde

Love That Changed An Empire

2017•2h 10m•

★5.8(80 ratings)

HistoryDramaRomance

Overview

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.

Director

Writers

Michael Katims, Alexander Terekhov

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Main Cast

Michalina Olszańska

Michalina Olszańska

Matilda Kschessinska

Lars Eidinger

Lars Eidinger

Nicolas II

Luise Wolfram

Luise Wolfram

Alexandra Feodorovna

Danila Kozlovsky

Danila Kozlovsky

Vorontsov

Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė

Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė

Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark)

Sergey Garmash

Sergey Garmash

Alexandre III

Evgeny Mironov

Evgeny Mironov

Ivan Karlovich

Grigoriy Dobrygin

Grigoriy Dobrygin

Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia

Galina Tyunina

Galina Tyunina

Maria Pavlovna, wife of prince Vladimir

Vitaliy Kovalenko

Vitaliy Kovalenko

Vladimir Aleksandrovich, great Duke

Vitaly Kishchenko

Vitaly Kishchenko

Vlasov, head of detective police

Thomas Ostermeier

Thomas Ostermeier

Fishel, psychiatrist

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Alexei Uchitel
Assistant Director: Konstantin Sukharkov
Assistant Director: Ilya Uchitel

Writing

Writer: Michael Katims
Writer: Alexander Terekhov

Production

Executive Producer: Elena Bystrova
Co-Producer: Kira Saksaganskaya
Producer: Vladimir Vinokur
Producer: Anna Shalashina
Co-Producer: Julia Korol
Executive Producer: Filipp Pastukhov

Music & Sound

Sound Director: Kirill Vasilenko
Original Music Composer: Marco Beltrami

Cinematography

Additional Director of Photography: Valeriy Sevastyanov
Additional Director of Photography: Aleksandr Demyanenko
Director of Photography: Yury Klimenko

Editing

Editor: Daria Danilova

Art Direction

Production Design: Vera Zelinskaya
Production Design: Elena Zhukova

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Nadezhda Vasileva
Makeup Artist: Marina Lebedeva
Makeup Artist: Tamara Frid
Costume Design: Olga Mikhaylova

Visual Effects

VFX Supervisor: Alexey Gusev

Keywords

ballet

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Love That Changed An Empire"

#2

The original title is "Матильда" (RU).

#3

The production budget was $25.0M.

#4

The runtime is 130 minutes (2h 10m).

#5

The film was directed by Alexei Uchitel.

#6

The screenplay was written by Michael Katims and Alexander Terekhov.

#7

The score was composed by Marco Beltrami.

#8

Cinematography was handled by Yury Klimenko.

#9

This title is listed on IMDb as tt4419196.

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Rating

5.8/10

Average

80 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Матильда

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

12

Language:

Pусский

Country of Origin:

Russia

Budget:

$25,000,000

Production Companies:

TPO Rok