Eugene Onegin (1959 film)
Евгений Онегин Eugene Onegin | |
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Directed by | Roman Tikhomirov |
Screenplay by | Alexander Pushkin (novel in verse) Konstantin Shilovsky (libretto) Alexander Ivanovsky Roman Tikhomirov |
Starring | Vadim Medvedev Igor Ozerov Ariadna Shengelaya |
Music by | Pyotr Tchaikovsky |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Eugene Onegin (Russian: Евгений Онегин, romanized: Yevgeni Onegin) is 1959 Soviet opera film, produced by Lenfilm Studio, directed by Roman Tikhomirov, starring Vadim Medvedev, Igor Ozerov and Ariadna Shengelaya.
The film is a screen version of the famous 1879 opera
The principal solo parts were performed by notable opera singers of the Bolshoi Theatre. Musical manager and conductor –
Cast
- Vadim Medvedev – Eugene Onegin (sung by Yevgeny Kibkalo)
- Igor Ozerov – Vladimir Lensky (sung by Anton Grigoryev)
- Ariadna Shengelaya – Tatyana Larina (sung by Galina Vishnevskaya)
- Svetlana Nemolyayeva – Olga Larina (sung by Larisa Avdeyeva)
Plot
Eugene Onegin, a jaded young dandy from the big city of
Several years pass, and the scene changes to
Reception
At the time, The Musical Times noted that, "Visually, there was the splendid advantage of a cast of young and handsome actors in the four principal roles, and in the minor ones too there were some beautiful Russian faces. While the modern opera-stage generally offers a reasonably personable Tatiana, a long line of portly tenors and baritones have made us forget that Lensky and Onegin should also be romantic figures, as they are here in the persons of Igor Ozerov and Vadim Medvedev, while Ariadna Shengelaya [...] brought a virginal Slavonic charm to Tatiana that the most glamorous prima donna could hardly be expected to rival."[1]
Awards
- The II All-Union Film Festival (1959) – 1st Prize to A. Shengelaya, 2nd Prize to Y. Shapiro, 1st Prize to G. Elbert.
- The XIII Edinburgh International Film Festival (1960) – diploma for the film.
References
- JSTOR 936584.