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Boris Godunov (1989)

Boris Godunov poster
Original title
Boris Godounov
Directed by
Andrzej Żuławski
Genre
drama film, musical film
Country
Yugoslavia, France, Spain
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
12
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a film adaptation of Mussorgsky's opera about a 17th century Russian tsar. It follows Boris Godunov as he takes power and struggles with guilt and political threats.

operaticvisually lushmelancholicintenseepictragicatmosphericstylizeddramatic

What happens

Boris Godunov (French: Boris Godounov) is a 1989 musical drama film written and directed by Andrzej Żuławski, based on the opera of the same name by Modest Mussorgsky and the 1825 play of the same name by Alexander Pushkin. The film features the 1872 version of Mussorgsky's score, although with significant cuts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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