Mathilde (2017)

Name: Mathilde
Genre: History, Drama, Romance
Released: 2017
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Michalina Olsza?ska, Lars Eidinger, Luise Wolfram, Danila Kozlovsky, Ingeborga Dapk?nait?

2h 10m Russia

History Drama Romance

Plot

Matilda Kshesinskaya, a talented Polish ballerina from St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre, reflects on her passionate, albeit fleeting romance with Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia. Spanning from 1892 to 1894, their relationship is set against the backdrop of impending royal duties, as Nicholas prepares to marry Alexandra Feodorovna and ascend the throne after his father's passing. The story delves into the societal challenges they faced, including the disapproval of Nicholas's mother, Empress Maria Feodorovna, and Matilda's entanglements with other Romanov family members like Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich and Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich.

Cast

Michalina Olsza?ska Lars Eidinger Luise Wolfram Danila Kozlovsky Ingeborga Dapk?nait? Sergey Garmash Evgeny Mironov Grigoriy Dobrygin Galina Tyunina Vitaliy Kovalenko Vitaly Kishchenko Thomas Ostermeier Sarah Stern Irina Lerman Yang Ge