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Boris Godunov

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In this film version of the opera, Boris Godunov (Alexander Pirogov), the ambitious brother-in-law of Ivan the Terrible, kills Ivan's youngest son, Dmitri, as a means of orchestrating his own ascension to power in Russia. Grigori (G. Nellep), a young novice, assumes the identity of Dmitri, however, maintaining that the tyrant's son did not die, and attempts to take the Russian throne. Godunov then finds himself confronted by international opposition and consumed by guilt.

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Jay Leyda Film Culture The film "Boris," it is true, makes you more conscious of music than of film, which does not seem, to me, a flaw -- for in Musorgsky's hands music is a totally unaffected expression of human emotions. Jun 7, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this film version of the opera, Boris Godunov (Alexander Pirogov), the ambitious brother-in-law of Ivan the Terrible, kills Ivan's youngest son, Dmitri, as a means of orchestrating his own ascension to power in Russia. Grigori (G. Nellep), a young novice, assumes the identity of Dmitri, however, maintaining that the tyrant's son did not die, and attempts to take the Russian throne. Godunov then finds himself confronted by international opposition and consumed by guilt.
Director
Vera Stroyeva
Genre
Musical
Original Language
Russian
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 27, 2009
Runtime
1h 45m