Onegin main backdrop
Onegin main poster

6.2/10 • 102

1999-12-221h 44m

DramaRomance

A magical era. A passionate longing. A love that spans time.

A virtuous and passionate girl falls in love with a cynical but a dashing aristocrat.

Directors
Martha Fiennes
Editors
Jim Clark

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  1. Ralph Fiennes

    Ralph Fiennes

    Onegin

  2. Liv Tyler

    Liv Tyler

    Tatyana

  3. Toby Stephens

    Toby Stephens

    Lensky

  4. Lena Headey

    Lena Headey

    Olga

  5. Martin Donovan

    Martin Donovan

    Prince Nikitin

  6. Elizabeth Berrington

    Elizabeth Berrington

    Mlle Volkonsky

  7. Alun Armstrong

    Alun Armstrong

    Zaretsky

  8. Simon McBurney

    Simon McBurney

    Triquet

  9. Harriet Walter

    Harriet Walter

    Madame Larina

Reviews1

View Reviews
CinemaSerf Avatar

CinemaSerf

Apr 28, 2024

6/10

Directed by his sister (Martha), Ralph Fiennes portrays the unfulfilled, philandering, "Onegin" who has just inherited a large estate from his uncle. Shortly after he arrives at his new stately pile, he meets his neighbour "Lensky" (Toby Stephens) and is also introduced to "Tatiana" (Liv Tyler). Now she falls a bit hook, line and sinker for him but he doesn't really reciprocate. His character seems incapable of deep thinking, or emotions or just about anything beyond the superficiality of his wealthy but empty existence. The thing is, that's about the height of this rather good looking but sterile drama. It's based on Pushkin's cleverly observational poem and it does look every inch the opulent and grand piece of cinema, but the characterisations here are remarkably under-developed and shallow and the plot dances all over the place as if it were doing the polka too. At times, it's as if I was watching through a thick pane of glass looking at something that has very little real about it. A fairy tale, almost. The film does present us with a glimpse of the almost feudal system that still prevailed in Czar Alexander's vast and contrasting Russia, with millions of people living in twig-built lean-tos whilst the brightly coloured palaces offered the wealthy and privileged an altogether different life, and it was good to see a few brief appearances from Irene Worth ("Princess Alina") but I felt by the end just as uninvolved in these characterisations as "Onegin" had been at the start. It's all just a bit too chilly.

Media

  • Onegin poster
  • Onegin poster
  • Onegin poster
  • Onegin poster

Recommendations

  • Wilde main backdrop

    Wilde

    6.6

  • Captain Blood main backdrop

    Captain Blood

    7.2

  • Petrov's Flu main backdrop

    Petrov's Flu

    6.5

  • Off Beat main backdrop

    Off Beat

    6.2

  • Vybíjená main backdrop

    Vybíjená

    4.6

  • Farewell, Mr. Haffmann main backdrop

    Farewell, Mr. Haffmann

    6.9

  • Strange Days main backdrop

    Strange Days

    7.0

  • Lakeview Terrace main backdrop

    Lakeview Terrace

    6.0

  • Tootsie main backdrop

    Tootsie

    7.2

  • The Conversation main backdrop

    The Conversation

    7.5

  • The Thin Red Line main backdrop

    The Thin Red Line

    7.5

  • Thelma & Louise main backdrop

    Thelma & Louise

    7.6

  • Big Eyes main backdrop

    Big Eyes

    7.0

  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe main backdrop

    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

    7.1

  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes main backdrop

    Rise of the Planet of the Apes

    7.3

  • Spirited Away main backdrop

    Spirited Away

    8.5

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring main backdrop

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    8.4

  • Joker main backdrop

    Joker

    8.1

  • Se7en main backdrop

    Se7en

    8.4

  • Call Me by Your Name main backdrop

    Call Me by Your Name

    8.1

Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$14,000,000.00
Revenue
$206,128.00
Keywords
loss of loved onest. petersburg, russiaunrequited lovetragic loverelationshipwoman director19th century