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Films and TV shows about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / Re: French film star to play Rasputin in Russia-French TV production
« on: February 10, 2013, 03:31:47 PM »
The Russo-French Rasputin was now shown on German TV. I thought it was a great disappointment, especially Fanny Ardant as Alexandra. Her part was almost silent, and when she spoke it was pretty irrelevant. Ardant's character had nothing whatsoever to do with the real empress. There was nothing of Alexandra's haughtiness or firmness of resolve to protect the monarchy, nothing of her suffering and stress over her son's illness, nothing of her love for her husband. In fact the film doesn't even much discuss the origin and nature of Rasputin's influence at court. I think Alexei's hemophilia isn't even mentioned. I remember only one scene when Rasputin is actually called on to help the tsarevich in any way. Last but not least the film bored me to death as nothing dramatic was happening. It is worlds apart from the version with Alan Rickman.