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Chaliapin

2023 · 1 season

A stately, emotionally rich period drama about talent and sacrifice, moving between grand stages and private heartbreak.

Created by
Egor Anashkin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Aleksandr Gorbatov, Yuliya Snigir, Mariya Smolnikova
Overview
The story of Fyodor Chaliapin is a man who grew up in a peasant family, but was able to break into the brilliant world of theater and conquered heights that no one had ever reached before. Did he find the love of millions, could not achieve personal happiness on his own and make a choice between two beloved women? About how the strength of character and talent can lift a person to the stars and give them the opportunity to shine all over the world.

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Created by
Egor Anashkin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Aleksandr Gorbatov, Yuliya Snigir, Mariya Smolnikova
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • art
  • identity
  • love
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Egor Anashkin
Written by
Natalya Nazarova
Starring
Aleksandr Gorbatov, Yuliya Snigir, Mariya Smolnikova, Fyodor Lavrov, Yan Tsapnik, Aleksandr Yatsenko, Fyodor Dobronravov, Irina Pegova
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes
Network
Russia-1, Okko
Country
Russia
Languages
Russian

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