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

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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