Rent Onegin (1999)
3.4 of 5 from 72 ratings
1h 42min
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- Synopsis:
- Evgeny Onegin (Ralph Fiennes) disillusioned with St Petersburg's high society moves to the country when he unexpectedly inherits an estate. A city sophisticate out of place, he is, nevertheless, intrigued by Tatyana (Liv Tyler), a spirited beauty who surprises him with her passionate declaration of love. Rebuking this love is a decision he lives to regret and one which comes back to haunt him in this sweeping epic film, a tale of unrequited love, desire and danger within a tangled web of emotions.
- Actors:
- Ralph Fiennes, Liv Tyler, Toby Stephens, Lena Headey, Martin Donovan, Alun Armstrong, Simon McBurney, Harriet Walter, Jason Watkins, Irene Worth, Gwenllian Davies, Margery Withers, Geoffrey McGivern, Tim McMullan, Tim Potter
- Directors:
- Martha Fiennes
- Producers:
- Simon Bosanquet, Ileen Maisel
- Writers:
- Peter Ettedgui, Alexander Pushkin, Michael Ignatieff
- Studio:
- Entertainment In Video
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- Top 10 Films of 1999
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Reviews (1) of Onegin
A family affair. - Onegin review by RhysH
Directed by Martha Fiennes with music by Magnus Fiennes the eponymous hero played by Ralph Fiennes and others of the extended family in the cast. Based on the Pushkin verse novel it is beautifully shot, not an image out of place.
Ralph Fiennes plays Onegin with languid insouciance and Liv Tyler plays on her Pre-Raphaelite beauty with hardly a twitch of facial muscle. In the final scene between the two, although again visually stunning, Fiennes is very creepy, more stalker than would be lover.
Two excellent cameos, first from Alun Armstrong as Zavetsky, a central figure leading up to the duel, played with venom. Was there more of this character left on the cutting room floor? Then Simon McBurney as the foppish aristo who believes French is the only language for the cultural elite.
A visual feast.
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