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Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Antonina Milyukova is a beautiful and bright young woman, born in the aristocracy of 19th century Russia. She could have anything she'd want, and yet her only obsession is to marry Pyotr Tchaikovsky, with whom she falls in love from the very moment she hears his music. The composer finally accepts this union, but after blaming her for his misfortunes and breakdowns, his attempts to get rid of his wife are brutal. Consumed by her feelings for him, Antonina decides to endure and do whatever it takes to stay with him. Humiliated, disgraced and discarded, she is slowly driven to madness.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic50/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
81 audience votes
Key crew
- Kirill SerebrennikovScreenplay
- Kirill SerebrennikovDirector
- Daniil OrlovOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Alyona MikhaylovaAntonina Milyukova
- Odin Lund BironPyotr Tchaikovsky
- Nikita ElenevKotek, Tchaikovsky's Pupil
- Ekaterina ErmishinaLiza, Antoninona's Sister
- Philipp AvdeevModest Tchaikovsky / Anatoli Tchaikovsky
- Miron FedorovNikolai Rubinstein
- Andrey BurkovskiyVladimir Meshchersky
- Aleksandr GorchilinBrandukov, Tchaikovsky's Pupil
- Varvara ShmykovaSasha, Tchaikovsky's Sister
- Vladimir MishukovShlykov, Antonina's Lawyer
- Viktor HorinyakYurgenson, Tchaikovsky's Publisher
- Akilina SokolovaGirl on platform
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Themes
madnesslgbtfailing marriagetchaikovskyrussiafalling into madness