Poor, Poor Pavel (2003) - Drama Movies 103 minutes. 哭泣的沙皇, Bednyy, bednyy Pavel. Lenfilm's most recent major production spins a kind of historical fantasy based on real incidents that's full of ominous implications for today. One night, a patrol rushes into the chambers of the Russian prince Pavel, son of the Empress Catherine; the Empress has died, and Pavel is to be anointed the new Tsar. Thought to be feeble-minded at best and crazy at worst, Pavel soon lives up to his enemies' fears: he dismisses long-serving courtiers, demands that peasants only work three days a week, and declares that state officials should start their days at 5 am. Soon, it seems that everyone who can is trying to hatch some kind of plot against him - including his own sons. Sumptuously designed, POOR POOR PAVEL constrasts the imperial splendor of the court with the sordid atmosphere of conspiracies and backstabbing that comes to define these characters' lives.
Poor, Poor Pavel (2003)
哭泣的沙皇, Bednyy, bednyy Pavel-
Released: Jun 21, 2003
Runtime: 103 minutes
: 8/10 by 7 users
Stars: Viktor Sukhorukov, Oleg Yankovskiy, Oksana Mysina, Aleksey Barabash, Anna Molchanova, Yuliya Mavrina
Crew: Dmitry Merezhkovski (Original Story), Sergey Astakhov (Director of Photography), Vitali Melnikov (Writer), Andrei Petrov (Music), Andrei Zertsalov (Producer), Alexandr Zagoskin (Production Design)
Lenfilm's most recent major production spins a kind of historical fantasy based on real incidents that's full of ominous implications for today. One night, a patrol rushes into the chambers of the Russian prince Pavel, son of the Empress Catherine; the Empress has died, and Pavel is to be anointed the new Tsar. Thought to be feeble-minded at best and crazy at worst, Pavel soon lives up to his enemies' fears: he dismisses long-serving courtiers, demands that peasants only work three days a week, and declares that state officials should start their days at 5 am. Soon, it seems that everyone who can is trying to hatch some kind of plot against him - including his own sons. Sumptuously designed, POOR POOR PAVEL constrasts the imperial splendor of the court with the sordid atmosphere of conspiracies and backstabbing that comes to define these characters' lives.
