Matilda

"Love That Changed An Empire"

Oct 26 2017 N/A 2h 10m
Biography, Drama, History

It portrays the memories of Matilda Kshesinskaya and her love affair with the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II. Matilda, a Polish-born ballerina from the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, had a brief and intense romance with Nicholas between 1892 and 1894, before Nicholas married Alexandra Feodorovna and was crowned Tsar after his father's death. It also explores their relationship, facing societal pressures and interference from Nicholas's mother, Empress Maria Feodorovna, as well as Matilda's involvement with other members of the imperial family, the Romanovs, such as Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich and Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich.

Plot

This glorious costume drama is set at the twilight of Imperial Russia. It is based on the true story of a romantic relationship between the heir to the Russian throne, Nicholay Romanoff, and a ballerina in the Imperial Theater, Matilda Kshesinskaya, from the time the 22-year-old crown prince and 18-year-old dancer met in 1890 the coronation of Nicolay and his wife Aleksandra Fedorovna in 1896.

Written by

Michael Katims, Aleksandr Terekhov

Directed by

Aleksey Uchitel

Cast

Michalina Olszanska, Lars Eidinger, Luise Wolfram

Crew

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Production Countries

Russia

Production Companies

TPO Rok

Languages

Awards

3 wins & 11 nominations

Trailers
???????? - Mathilde (2017) - Official Trailer
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5.3 out of 10
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