Onegin

Martha Fiennes makes a wonderful debut as a director. The setting...absolutely gorgeous. Ralph Fiennes made me cry because he was handsome and so convincing. (It was like I could feel his pain!)The scene in which he danced with Olga was sensual... Full review

Based on Pushkin's novel, this film is superbly acted and has a great script. Liv Tyler proves in this one that she is not just a pretty face or the daughter of a famous musician. Ralph Fiennes puts on a strong... Full review

Although this film wan not perfect, for some reason I really liked it. I saw it on t.v. last night and had never heard of it before. Maybe it was good because of the actors. There's just something about Ralph Fiennes... Full review

I really enjoyed this movie when I first saw it on Starz years ago. I have since bought the DVD and would highly recommend this movie as a keeper. I actually enjoy it more each time I see it.... Full review

One of the greatest movies ever produced. Because it exalts moral values and a sense of purity and fidelity (from Liv Tyler), it hasn't been on the spotlight...... Full review

"Onegin" is a charming and dramatic romance. It contains all of the elements of a great film. The acting is underplayed. The cinematography is perfection itself. The colors are muted in concert with the drama itself. One can only desire... Full review

This movie should have been noticed more. It had this great story line. Aswell, my favorite actress was in it, Liv Tyler. All I can say is that it was really good, and that you should see it for yourself.... Full review

This film is a visual delight and a faithful adaptation of the famous Pushkin poem. Starring handsome Ralph Fiennes as the title character and winsome Liv Tyler as his star-crossed love interest, viewers will get caught up in the ebb... Full review

Excellent film!!! I was captivated by it, however, my wife fell asleep during the film. For those who enjoy Russian literature, this movie will captivate you; for those who have no exposure to it, it will not. So your preestablished... Full review

This is a very good film overall. Having grown up in Russia and being, as we would say here, `a great Pushkin's fan' ;-), I was caught between curiosity and caution when deciding whether I should even rent this film.... Full review

So achingly beautiful yet sparse - economic even, at 106 minutes - that you feel you've watched a condensation, or perhaps more accurately, a concentration, of the story that only great writing (or great filmmaking) can elevate into something gripping. ... Full Review

Friday December 17, 1999 "Onegin" is an elegantly wrought, deeply felt film based on Alexander Pushkin's 1831 novel in verse, which in turn inspired Tchaikovsky's 1879 opera. Fiennes' Onegin is a St. Petersburg aristocrat, a jaded, bored playboy swiftly running through his inheritance. ... Full Review

Fiennes strolls through "Onegin," his sister Martha's hot-blooded, balmy first film, like a dandy on the prowl for some young woman to hurt. Martha doesn't really care about making the emotional consequences of their seesaw of confession resonate. ... Full Review

He brings a subtly comic touch to the film's early moments, playing Onegin as almost absurdly effete and irritable. Onegin'' would have been a stronger movie if it didn't require a strong cup of coffee going in. ... Full Review

this simple tale.... ... Full Review

Over the past 33 years, choreographer Boris Eifman has developed his brand of emotionally charged contemporary ballet theater, earning acclaim in Russia and abroad. Over the weekend, the Eifman Ballet of St. ... Full Article

A star Canadian baritone's earliest memory of opera? Go back 38 years, to when Russell Braun was five years old, sitting with his mother Eraine and sister Adi in the audience at London's Royal Opera House, watching his father Victor... ... Full Article

When National Ballet of Canada principal dancer Nehemiah Kish was shot dead in a duel by Nikolaj Hübbe in November, 2003, he could not know that within five years the Danish-born ballet star would be his boss. ... Full Article

VIENNA -- Too much snow! A veritable blizzard hit the stage of the Vienna State Opera Saturday. Snow fell inexorably through much of the three-hour new production of Tchaikovsky's "Eugen Onegin." ... Full Article

One can barely imagine how keen Royal Ballet director Monica Mason must have been for her troupe to deliver the goods after the Bolshoi's summer residency in Covent Garden - after all, no one likes to be outdone in their... ... Full Article

TORONTO, ONTARIO - (CCNMatthews - March 6, 2007) - Cineplex Entertainment (TSX:CGX.UN) and The Metropolitan Opera - Due to the overwhelming response by guests to the "Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD" presentations, opera fans will now be able to enjoy... ... Full Article