Boris Godounov
Synopsis
The film is based on the musical recording of the famous opera by Modest Mussorgsky about the tragic events surrounding the ruling of the Russian tsar Boris in the early 17th century. The recording was actually made two years before the filming with the participation of the Washington Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich) and several opera stars (the part of Marina is sung by Galina Vishnevskaya). Zulawski made the film just as we would be watching the theatrical performance. Then we are going through the sets and, finally, we notice the film crew. The director deliberately filled the picture with a plenty of anachronisms making the implications on the Soviet history and the other dictatorships of the 20th century.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (7)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Erato Films
- Co-productions : Blue Dahlia Production, La Sept Cinéma, Gemka Production, Société Générale de Gestion Cinématographique (SGGC), V!F International, Christian Bourgois Production
- Foreign production companies : Avala Films, Iberoamericana Films
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producers : Claude Abeille, Daniel Toscan du Plantier
- Adaptation : Andrzej Zulawski
- Directors of Photography : Andrzej Jaroszewicz, Pierre-Laurent Chénieux
- Assistant Director : Patrick Poubel
- Editor : Marie-Sophie Dubus
- Sound Recordist : Guy Level
- Costume designer : Magdalena Teslawska-Biernawska
- Author of original work : Alexandre Pouchkine
- Camera Operator : Berto
- Production Manager : Farid Chaouche
- Sound Mixer : Dominique Hennequin
- Still Photographer : Georges Pierre
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Opera
- Themes : Music
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Spain, Yugoslavia
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1989
- French release : 20/12/1989
- Runtime : 1 h 55 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 68240
- Visa issue date : 22/11/1989
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
Box-office & releases
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