Ballets Russes (2005), Anastasia (1997), Onegin (1999), Cold Souls (2009), Catherine the Great (1934) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best St. Petersburg, Russia movies.
Storyline: For many, modern ballet began with the Ballet Russe of Monte Carlo, originally made up of Russian exiles from the Russian Revolution. This film tells the story of this landmark company with its stars and production as well as its power games, rivalries and tribulations that marked its turbulent history.—Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
Plot Keywords: ballerina, ballet instructor, impresario, endearing, striking, creative, st. petersburg, russia ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The daughter of the last Russian Tsar, Nicolas II, Anastasia is found by two Russian con men, Dimitri and Vladimir, who seek the reward that her grandmother, the Dowager Empress Marie, promised to the ones who'll find her. But the evil mystic of the Tsar family, Rasputin, still wants the Romanov family to be destroyed forever.
Plot Keywords: rasputin, princess, grandmother, russian, hero, impostor, positive ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In the opulent St. Petersburg of the Empire period, Eugene Onegin is a jaded but dashing aristocrat - a man often lacking in empathy, who suffers from restlessness, melancholy and, finally, regret. Through his best friend Lensky, Onegin is introduced to the young Tatiana. A passionate and virtuous girl, she soon falls hopelessly under the spell of the aloof newcomer and professes her love for him.—Dawn M. Barclift
Plot Keywords: nobleman, neighbor, friend, fiancée, mother, sister, melodramatic ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Civilization and its discontents. Paul, an actor preparing for "Uncle Vanya" on Broadway, is mired in ennui. His agent tells him about an office where he can put his soul in storage. He does so then discovers that being soulless helps neither his acting nor his marriage; he returns to the office and rents, for two weeks, the soul of a Russian poet. His acting improves, but his wife finds him different, he sees bits of the borrowed soul's life, and he's now deep in sorrow. He wants his own soul back, but there are complications: it's in St. Petersburg. With the help of Nina, a Russian who transports souls to the U.S., he determines to get it back. Who has he become?—<jhailey@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords: actor, doctor, courier, actress, poet, russian, engaging ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Taken to Russia to marry Grand Duke Peter (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.), German Princess Catherine (Elisabeth Bergner) kicks him out and becomes empress.
Plot Keywords: empress, duke, duchess, princess, emotional, melodramatic, russia ...
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