Eugene Onegin (1959)

Original title

Евгений Онегин

Directed by

Roman Tikhomirov

Genre

drama film, opera film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 48m

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A young nobleman rejects the love of a country girl, then years later realizes his mistake when he meets her again in society. The story is told through Tchaikovsky's opera, performed by Bolshoi Theatre singers.

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What happens

Eugene Onegin (Russian: Евгений Онегин, romanized: Yevgeni Onegin) is 1959 Soviet opera film, produced by Lenfilm Studio, directed by Roman Tikhomirov, starring Vadim Medvedev, Igor Ozerov and Ariadna Shengelaya. The film is a screen version of the famous 1879 opera Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Tchaikovsky based on the 1825-1832 novel in verse by Alexander Pushkin. The principal solo parts were performed by notable opera singers of the Bolshoi Theatre. Musical manager and conductor – Boris Khaykin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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