Every day, AlloCiné recommends a film to (re)watch on TV. Tonight: a great historical drama that won Ingrid Bergman the Oscar.
A romantic evening mixing historical drama and love story, what do you think? So see you this Friday evening on Arte, which is broadcasting the excellent Anastasia, a big screen adaptation of the eponymous play written by Frenchwoman Marcelle Maurette. The opportunity for filmmaker Anatole Livak to look into the mystery of the disappearance of the daughter of Tsar Nicholas II.
Released in theaters in 1957, the feature film Anastasiawhich immerses viewers in the middle of the Russian Revolution, tells the story of Russian exiles in Paris who plot to extort 10 million pounds from the Bank of England. Their plan: to pass off a poor woman as the heir to the Russian throne.
A high-class Hollywood work, rich in sumptuous settings, Anastasia stands out for the excellence of his interpretation. Alongside a dark and magnetic Yul Brynner, Swedish Ingrid Bergman touches the heart by playing a tormented young woman.
A strong performance which earned her the Oscar for Best Actress, while Alfred Newman, for his superb score, was nominated in the Best Music category.
Thirty years later, Anastasia comes alive…
The Anastasia d’Anatole Litvak was a great public success in French cinemas with more than 3.3 million spectators in attendance. Note that an animated version of this story saw the light of day in 1998: produced by Fox Animation studios, Anastasia is carried, in the original version, by the voices of Meg Ryan and John Cusack.
Sumptuous reconstruction, perfect interpretation, classic but quality staging… What if you ended the week watching a great historical drama?
Tonight on Arte at 8:55 p.m.
