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

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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