Mathilde

Матильда (2017)

Timing: 2:10 (130 min)

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Release date

2017-10-25

Country

Russia

Production

TPO Rok

Genre

History, Drama, Romance

Budget

$25 000 000

Revenue

$9 365 944

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Director

Alexei Uchitel

Actors

Michalina Olszańska, Lars Eidinger, Luise Wolfram, Danila Kozlovsky, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, Sergey Garmash, Evgeny Mironov, Grigoriy Dobrygin, Galina Tyunina, Vitaliy Kovalenko
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Scenario

Alexander Terekhov, Michael Katims

Producer

Alexei Uchitel, Vladimir Vinokur, Anna Shalashina, Filipp Pastukhov, Elena Bystrova

Operator

Yury Klimenko

Composer

Marco Beltrami

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Audition

Editing

Daria Danilova
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• The organization «Christian State – Holy Rus» sent over a thousand letters to cinemas in Moscow demanding they refuse to distribute the film «Matilda», in which their «feelings were offended» by the theme of Nicholas II's extramarital affair. State Duma deputy Natalia Poklonskaya also accused the film of «offending the feelings of believers», asking the Prosecutor General's Office to investigate «Matilda», while the Russian Orthodox Church stated that it was all «slander and vulgarity».
• Over 10 screenwriters participated in the script development, including American and French writers. However, the author ultimately became Alexander Terekhov, a successful writer in the mockumentary genre and a laureate of the 'Big Book' and 'National Bestseller' awards.
• Filming took place at the Mariinsky Theatre, as well as in the Catherine, Alexander, Yusupov, and Yelagin Island Palaces. In addition, sets were constructed for the Assumption Cathedral, the Palace on the River Pontoon, and the interiors of the Imperial train cars.
• Over 17 tons of fabric were used to create the costumes, and a total of 5,000 outfits were made.
• The music by American composer Marco Beltrami for the film was recorded by an extended composition of the Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev.
• The organization “Christian State – Holy Rus’” sent over a thousand letters to cinemas in Moscow demanding they cancel the screening of the film “Matilda,” which they claim “offends their feelings” with its theme of Nicholas II’s extramarital affair. State Duma Deputy Natalia Poklonskaya also accused the film of “offending the feelings of believers,” asking the Prosecutor General’s Office to investigate “Matilda,” while the Russian Orthodox Church stated that it was all “slander and vulgarity.”
• More than 10 screenwriters participated in the script development, including American and French writers. However, the author in the end was Alexander Terekhov, who successfully works in the mockumentary genre and is a laureate of the “Big Book” and “National Bestseller” awards.