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Audiences rate it 49 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Under pressure from his publisher, Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky gets work on his latest piece, 'Rouletenberg'. In the 27 days it takes for him to complete the novel reality and fiction become blurred; in this feverish atmosphere of excess Dostoyevsky's characters come to life as he struggles to complete his work.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes14%
Audiences rate it 49 points higher than critics do.
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Károly MakkDirector
- Katharine OgdenScreenplay
- Nick DearScreenplay
- Brian LockOriginal Music Composer
- Gerard SchurmannOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Michael GambonFyodor Dostoyevsky
- Jodhi MayAnna Snitkina
- Polly WalkerPolina
- Dominic WestAlexei
- Luise RainerGrandmother
- William HoustonPasha
- Johan LeysenDe Grieux
- John WoodThe General
- Angeline BallMlle. Blanche
- Marjon BrandsmaMme. de Cominges
- Mark LaceyIvan
- Gijs Scholten van AschatMaikov