Directed by Aleksey Uchitel | Screenplay by Aleksandr Terekhov Cinematography Yuri Klimenko Music director Marco Beltrami Budget 25 million USD | |
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Produced by Aleksey UchitelAleksandr DostmanVladimir Vinokur Starring Danila KozlovskyGrigoriy DobryginIngeborga DapkunaiteLars EidingerYevgeny MironovGalina TyuninaVitaliy KovalenkoThomas OstermeierSergei Garmash Screenplay Aleksandr Michaylovitsj Terechov Cast Similar Gulf Stream Under the, Raspoutine, Privychka rasstavatsya, Viking, Status: Free | ||
Matilda is an upcoming Russian historical drama film. It is scheduled to be released on 25 October, 2017.
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Plot
The film will tell about the fate of the ballerina Mathilde Kschessinska and her relationship with Nicholas II.
Cast
Controversy
In 2016 when the official trailer of the film which contained in particular erotic love scenes was released, representatives of the public movement "King's Cross" found in the upcoming film a "distortion of historical events", and an "anti-Russian and anti-religious provocation in the field of culture".
After a request to the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation State from the Duma deputy Natalia Poklonskaya known for her veneration of Nicholas II, the film's material was audited and no violations were found. Chairman of the Duma committee on culture, film director Stanislav Govorukhin criticized the idea of checking the film, he expressed confidence that such scandalous initiatives should be "nipped right in the bud." In Kremlin Poklonskaya's request caused confusion and an uncertain delayed response. Ministry of Culture of Russia said that the question of issuing certificates for rental of the film will be decided upon the completion of work on the picture.
Somewhat later in December 2016 it was reported that the prosecutor's office will request the movie's script for inspection at the request of deputy Poklonskaya.
Possibility of a Ban
Director of the office of the Russian Imperial House, Alexander Zakatov called the film "blasphemy", but added that "such works should be condemned, but to inflate a scandal around them and make a formal ban does not make sense". A similar position was taken by the Bishop of Yegoryevsk Tikhon (Shevkunov), who reviewed the film highly critically said that the demand to ban the film - "is an absolutely dead-end and wrong approach":
... An admonition regarding right and wrong – this is the goal that can and must be put in connection with the forthcoming wide screening of the film.
Nevertheless, Bishop Tikhon points out, "most likely, individuals and groups, including Orthodox, will demand its prohibition".