RFW: Mathilde

Russian Film Week: A screening followed by a Q&A with director Alexey Uchitel and leading actors. 

Country: Russia
Director: Alexey Uchitel
Cast: Alexander Alexandrov. With Lars Eidinger, Michalina Olszanska, Danila Kozlovsky

The last Emperor of Russia has an affair with the prima ballerina Mathilde Kshesinskaya. The passion that could change the fate of the Russian Empire. The love that has become a legend. Everyone’s life can be turned upside down forever in just a few days. One has to make a choice. The coronation at the Cathedral of the Dormition, the lavish Kremlin interiors, the Khodynka Field stampede, the Mariinsky and the Bolshoi theatre performances – this is where the heart of the eternal Russia beats.

17:00 Red carpet arrivals and film costumes exhibition
18:00 British film premiere +Q&A with director Alexey Uchitel and lead actors

Screenings: 17:00 & 20:30

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