Agony (1981)
- Original title
- Агония
- Directed by
- Elem Klimov
- Genre
- biographical film, political drama, historical film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 2h 28m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 47 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.
How it feels
This film portrays the final year of Imperial Russia, focusing on the influence of the mystic Rasputin over the royal family. It shows the decaying court and the growing crisis that leads to revolution.
tensebleakvisually lushslow-burnpsychologically intensesombermorally complex
What happens
Agony (Russian: Агония, romanized: Agoniya; U.S. theatrical/DVD title Rasputin) is a 1981 Soviet biographical film by Elem Klimov, made c.1973-75 and released in Western and Central Europe in 1982 (United States and Soviet Union 1985), after protracted resistance from Soviet authorities. The film is notable for its rich, sometimes baroque style, its sumptuous recreation of episodes from the final year of Imperial Russia and the psychological portraits of Grigori Rasputin and the Imperial family. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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