Rasputin (1996)
Alan Rickman, Greta Scacchi, Ian McKellen
In 1910s Russia, Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra find their son Alexei, sole heir to the Romanov dynasty, suffering from hemophelia and conventional medicine failing to help him. Alexandra looks into finding holistic treatment and finds Father Grigori Rasputin, a destitute monk who claims he... (read more) In 1910s Russia, Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra find their son Alexei, sole heir to the Romanov dynasty, suffering from hemophelia and conventional medicine failing to help him. Alexandra looks into finding holistic treatment and finds Father Grigori Rasputin, a destitute monk who claims he had a vision from the Virgin Mary telling him that the Tsar needed him. Though Nicholas and the royal doctor are both skeptical of Rasputin's alleged healing abilities, young Alexei quickly bonds with the charleton/prophet, so he remains in the Royal Court. But Rasputin's constant boozing and womanizing angers the aristocracy and worsens the already unstable tensions between Nicholas and his subjects. With the seeds of revolution brewing, it becomes increasingly apparent that a bad end awaits for the entire Royal Family.
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R, 135 min.
Directed by:
Uli Edel
Release Date: Jun 01, 1996
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No esta mal, no esta mal, aunque es una peliculilla de sobremesa si es interesante, duro final que todos preveiamos, se masca la tragedia...
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Interesante como ilustracion de uno de los episodios, tal vez oscuro y lleno de misterio, en torno a la familia real rusa. Correcta...
I finally got to see this film and I loved it! Alan is such a great actor and I would put this among his best performances :)
Good bio pic...I'm not sure how accurate it is and such, but it seemed pretty convincing. Alan Rickman...hmmm...need I say more. Kinda hardcore rocked this role. He really is spectacular...the fact that he's amazing in the bad guy roles makes this... (read more) Good bio pic...I'm not sure how accurate it is and such, but it seemed pretty convincing. Alan Rickman...hmmm...need I say more. Kinda hardcore rocked this role. He really is spectacular...the fact that he's amazing in the bad guy roles makes this one even more complex...You aren't sure whether you like the guy or not. Worth the watch...
Now the scholar, now the foole
Thus they appear on earth
The free men.
Alan Rickman is absolutely amazing, but overall I thought they kind of dropped the ball on this one. I wanted more about the ATTEMPTS on his life prior to his death. Great ac... (read more) Now the scholar, now the foole
Thus they appear on earth
The free men.
Alan Rickman is absolutely amazing, but overall I thought they kind of dropped the ball on this one. I wanted more about the ATTEMPTS on his life prior to his death. Great acting jobs by the cast, though.
Alan Rickman was great at portraying this disturbing man who had such a hold on the Romonov family.
Rickman cemented himself as a great actor in my mind after I saw this. Such a raw and powerful movie.
i saw the a&e biography on rasputin, and now i want to see if a movie is true to his clearly amazing/appalling life...
Words cannot describe how amazing this film is! Rickman was breathtakingly good as Rasputin, and McKellen's performance as the Tsar was good also. I'm still shaking after having watched it.
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