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mercman

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Even though I have seen almost all of the films/documentaries on frozentears.org and rented every Romanov film that is searchable on Netflix, I still go back to the first one I ever saw which was Nicholas & Alexandra.  Although I can see several historical accuracy problems after now having a larger knowledge base, it still resonates with me.  I think the perfect film or docudrama would have to be a mini-series starting when N&A met.

I would like any suggestions so I can continue to feed this appetite I have for this subject.

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Re: What is your favorite movie or documentary about the Romanovs?
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2009, 06:28:38 PM »
It depends on many things/ especially the details, quantity of material, both video and pictures, which make me focused on it.

Romanovy -- Ventsenosnaya Semiya, 2000

Tsesarevich Aleksei -- Zhizni and smert naslednika, 2004

Rasputin - Dark Servant of Destiny, 1996

Poslednie Pyat' Let, 1994

Last of the Czars - Discovery Channel, 1998

Also I love some documentaries from Church's POV about IF, in Russian.

Also, I do like Nicholas and Alexandra release from 1971, but it has numerous mistakes.
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Re: What is your favorite movie or documentary about the Romanovs?
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2009, 01:46:59 PM »
For the movie it´s not surprisingly Romanovy - ventsenosnaya Semya, but I loved Rasputin - Dark Servant of destiny and also the Assasin of the Tsar.

The documentary would probably be "Nicholas and Alexandra".

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Re: What is your favorite movie or documentary about the Romanovs?
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2009, 12:14:06 PM »
My favorite movie is indeed Romanovy - Ventsenosnaya Semiya, and I also like Rasputin - Dark servant of destiny.
My favorite documentary is The Romanovs, the end of the Tsars, a documentary that I have seen on National Geographic channel.

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Re: What is your favorite movie or documentary about the Romanovs?
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2009, 04:42:32 PM »
Dramas:
Romanovy - Ventsenosnaya Sem'ya
Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny

Documentaries:
Last of the Czars (Discovery Channel)
Russia's Last Tsar (National Geographic)

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Re: What is your favorite movie or documentary about the Romanovs?
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2009, 02:24:33 AM »
Movie would definitely  have to be "Romanovy - Ventsenosnaya Sem'ya"  . The only  documentary I 've seen is "Nicholas & Alexandra " , which I think is quite good .

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Re: What is your favorite movie or documentary about the Romanovs?
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2009, 05:20:13 PM »
Movie would definitely  have to be "Romanovy - Ventsenosnaya Sem'ya"  . The only  documentary I 've seen is "Nicholas & Alexandra " , which I think is quite good .

Is "Romanovy - Ventsenosnaya Sem'ya" the same as a film with English subtitles availabe on frozentears.org called Romanovy - the Imperial Family?

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Re: What is your favorite movie or documentary about the Romanovs?
« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2009, 05:25:02 PM »
Is "Romanovy - Ventsenosnaya Sem'ya" the same as a film with English subtitles availabe on frozentears.org called Romanovy - the Imperial Family?

Yes, it's exactly the same movie...

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Re: What is your favorite movie or documentary about the Romanovs?
« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2009, 05:49:11 PM »
Then I agree.  It was the best movie.  This must have been the film the guide was talking about when we toured AP.  The "New Study" was filled furnishings that were supposedly props from a movie and when I saw this film it looked identical to when I was there last June.  It was the only movie I have seen about the Romanovs that was historically accurate and used actual sites where events occurred.  I think I appreciated it more with subtitles so I could here the native language, yet understand what was going on.  I even picked up a few Russian phrases.

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Re: What is your favorite movie or documentary about the Romanovs?
« Reply #9 on: August 20, 2009, 05:53:54 PM »
Movies:
Romanovy, Ventsenosnaya Semya
Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny
Nicholas and Alexandra

Documentaries:
The Last of the Tsars
The Last Days of the Last Tsar
Russia: Land of the Tsars(as introduction to Imperial Russia)

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Re: What is your favorite movie or documentary about the Romanovs?
« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2009, 06:07:45 PM »
wow, what an incredible website that frozentears.org is!! had no idea it existed til now.

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Re: What is your favorite movie or documentary about the Romanovs?
« Reply #11 on: October 01, 2009, 02:03:11 PM »
Peter the Great   and N@A! :)

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Re: What is your favorite movie or documentary about the Romanovs?
« Reply #12 on: October 10, 2009, 09:43:58 AM »
favourite films are   "Russian ark" and "Ventsenosnaya semya" and documentary is "Русская голгофа"

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Re: What is your favorite movie or documentary about the Romanovs?
« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2009, 09:56:56 AM »
Nicholas and Alexadnra isn't just my favorite Romanov movie, it's my plain favorite movie.  I could watch it 50-ish more times.  Yeah, Im obsessed.

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Re: What is your favorite movie or documentary about the Romanovs?
« Reply #14 on: October 10, 2009, 11:01:58 AM »
Nicholas and Alexadnra isn't just my favorite Romanov movie, it's my plain favorite movie.  I could watch it 50-ish more times.  Yeah, Im obsessed.

LOL! - I think that I'm obsessed too, I watched Rasputin - Dark Servant of Destiny 10 times already.  ;)