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The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars

2013 · 88 min

A somber, talky historical documentary that walks you through imperial grandeur and its violent end with measured, museum-like gravity.

Overview
Yekaterinburg, Russia, July 17th, 1917. Czar Nicholas II Romanov and his entire family are brutally murdered by the Bolsheviks. This tragic event puts an end to the long dynasty that had ruled the country with an iron hand since the coronation of Michael I Romanov in 1613.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • death
  • family
  • betrayal
  • memory
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary, history, tv movie
Directed by
Eva Gerberding, André Schäfer
Written by
Eva Gerberding
Starring
Irina Sherbakova, Aleksandr Sokurov, Viktor Yerofeyev, Paul Edward Kulikovsky, Ludmila Kulikovsky, Julia Demidova, Sergei Mironenko, Czar Nicholas II of Russia
Music
Ritchie Staringer
Cinematography
Bernd Meiners
Runtime
88 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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