Balakirev the Jester
| Balakirev the Jester | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Written by | Grigori Gorin |
| Directed by | Mark Zakharov |
| Starring | Oleg Yankovsky Aleksandr Zbruyev Nikolai Karachentsov |
| Music by | Sergei Rudnytsky |
| Country of origin | Russia |
| Original language | Russian |
| Production | |
| Producers | Felix Kleiman Vladimir Dostal |
| Cinematography | Eugene Guslinsky Vladimir Fostenko Alexey Naydenov July Olshvang |
| Running time | 162 minutes |
| Production company | Lenkom Theatre |
| Original release | |
| Release | 2002 |
Balakirev The Jester (Russian: Шут Балакирев, romanized: Shut Balakirev) is a 2002 Russian televised version of 1999 Lenkom theatrical presentation, written by Grigori Gorin.[1] The theatrical version directed by Mark Zakharov. The televised version was directed by Nikolay Skuybin.[2]
Plot
[edit]The plot is based on the stories of the court jester of Peter the Great, Ivan Balakirev[3] Balakirev is a regular participant of the Tzar's festivities and buffoonery. Under the will of the circumstances he was drawn into the intricate relations inside the court and inside the royal family...
Cast
[edit]- Oleg Yankovsky, Aleksandr Lazarev, Junior as Peter The Great
- Sergei Frolov as Ivan Balakirev
- Aleksandra Zakharova, Maria Mironova as Catherine I of Russia[4]
- Aleksandr Lazarev Jr. as Willem Mons
- Aleksandr Zbruyev as Count Yaguzhinskii, chief prosecutor
- Nikolai Karachentsov, Viktor Rakov as Alexander Menshikov
- Olesya Zheleznyak as Dunya Burykina
- Yuri Kolychev as Peter Shafirov
- Tatyana Kravchenko as Anisya Kirillovna Balakireva
- Lyudmila Artemyeva as Darya Burykina
- Lyudmila Porgina as Golovkina, chamber-maid
- Igor Fokin as Shapsky, chief jester
References
[edit]- ^ "Шут Балакирев". Ленком (официальный сайт). Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
- ^ Шут Балакирев (ТВ, 2002)
- ^ Балакирева полное собрание анекдотов шута, бывшего при дворе Петра Великого. Москва. 1839. В типографии Кириллова. 72 (12)
- ^ "Aleksandra Zakharova: 'You Can Never Lie in Theatre'". Archived from the original on 23 May 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
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