Balakirev The Jester (Russian: Шут Балакирев, romanized: Shut Balakirev) is a 2002 Russian televised version of 1999 Lenkom theatrical presentation, written by Grigori Gorin.[1] The theatrical version directed by Mark Zakharov. The televised version was directed by Nikolay Skuybin.[2]
| Balakirev the Jester | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Written by | Grigori Gorin |
| Directed by | Mark Zakharov |
| Starring | Oleg Yankovsky Aleksandr Zbruyev Nikolai Karachentsov |
| Music by | Sergei Rudnytsky |
| Country of origin | Russia |
| Original language | Russian |
| Production | |
| Producers | Felix Kleiman Vladimir Dostal |
| Cinematography | Eugene Guslinsky Vladimir Fostenko Alexey Naydenov July Olshvang |
| Running time | 162 minutes |
| Production company | Lenkom Theatre |
| Original release | |
| Release | 2002 |
Plot
editThe plot is based on the stories of the court jester of Peter the Great, Ivan Balakirev[3] Balakirev is a regular participant of the Tzar's festivities and buffoonery. Under the will of the circumstances he was drawn into the intricate relations inside the court and inside the royal family...
Cast
edit- Oleg Yankovsky, Aleksandr Lazarev, Junior as Peter The Great
- Sergei Frolov as Ivan Balakirev
- Aleksandra Zakharova, Maria Mironova as Catherine I of Russia[4]
- Aleksandr Lazarev Jr. as Willem Mons
- Aleksandr Zbruyev as Count Yaguzhinskii, chief prosecutor
- Nikolai Karachentsov, Viktor Rakov as Alexander Menshikov
- Olesya Zheleznyak as Dunya Burykina
- Yuri Kolychev as Peter Shafirov
- Tatyana Kravchenko as Anisya Kirillovna Balakireva
- Lyudmila Artemyeva as Darya Burykina
- Lyudmila Porgina as Golovkina, chamber-maid
- Igor Fokin as Shapsky, chief jester
References
edit- ↑ "Шут Балакирев". Ленком (официальный сайт). Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
- ↑ Шут Балакирев (ТВ, 2002)
- ↑ Балакирева полное собрание анекдотов шута, бывшего при дворе Петра Великого. Москва. 1839. В типографии Кириллова. 72 (12)
- ↑ "Aleksandra Zakharova: 'You Can Never Lie in Theatre'". Archived from the original on 23 May 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
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