Boris Godunov (1989 film)
| Boris Godunov | |
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 Official poster |
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| Directed by | Andrzej Zulawski |
| Produced by | Daniel Toscan du Plantier Claude Abeille |
| Written by | Modest Mussorgsky Andrzej Zulawski |
| Starring | Ruggero Raimondi Kenneth Riegel Pavel Slaby Delphine Forest |
| Music by | Modest Mussorgsky |
| Cinematography | Andrzej Jaroszewicz Pierre-Laurent Chénieux |
| Editing by | Marie-Sophie Dubus (II) |
| Distributed by | France: UGC Netherlands: NFM/IAF Erato Records (soundtrack album) |
| Release date(s) | 1 January 1989 |
| Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | France Spain Yugoslavia |
| Language | Russian |
Boris Godounov (aka Boris Godunov) is a 1989 musical film based on the opera of the same name by Modest Mussorgsky.
The film features the original 1872 Mussorgsky's score, although with significant cuts.
Cast
- Ruggero Raimondi as Boris Godunov
- Kenneth Riegel as Prince Chouisky
- Pavel Slaby as Grigory/Dimitri—The Innocent
- Bernard Lefort as Pimene
- Delphine Forest/Galina Vishnevskaya as Marina Mnichek
- Romuald Tesarowicz as Varlaam, the hermit
- Washington Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich)
Critical response
- AMG has given the film a 3-star rating.
- Reviews of Boris Godunov can be found at:
- Decourcelle, Thierry. In: Première (France). (MG), January 1990, Pg. 9
- Rebichon, Michel. In: Studio (France). (MG), December 1989, Pg. 17
