Taglines: A fine love in St. Petersburg.
Onegin movie storyline. In 1820s St. Petersburg, artistocrat Eugene Onegin inherits a large estate in the countryside. There he meets his neighbor Lensky and Lensky’s fiancee Olga. When Onegin first sees Olga’s older sister, Tatyana, he is somewhat interested but coldly rejects her heart felt love letter.
Lensky, misinterpreting the situation, thinks Onegin has designs on his fiancee and challenges his friend to a duel. Onegin ends up killing Lensky, and leaves the countryside for six years. When Onegin finally returns he encounters a newly mannered Tatyana, now in a marriage of convenience. Onegin falls in love with Tatyana, and ardently pursues her, with devastating consequences.
Onegin is a 1999 British-American romantic drama film based on Alexander Pushkin’s novel in verse Eugene Onegin, co-produced by British and American companies and shot mostly in the United Kingdom. Onegin is Martha Fiennes’ directorial debut and stars her brother Ralph Fiennes in the role of Yevgeny (Eugene) Onegin, Liv Tyler as Tatiana, Irene Worth as Princess Alina and Toby Stephens as Lensky. Two other Fiennes siblings were involved in the project: Magnus Fiennes wrote the music and Sophie Fiennes appeared in a minor role.
Onegin (1999)
Directed by: Martha Fiennes
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Liv Tyler, Toby Stephens, Lena Headey, Martin Donovan, Alun Armstrong, Harriet Walter, Irene Worth, Gwenllian Davies, Margery Withers
Screenplay by: Peter Ettedgui, Michael Ignatieff
Production Design by: Jim Clay
Cinematography by: Remi Adefarasin
Film Editing by: Jim Clark
Costume Design by: John Bright, Chloé Obolensky
Set Decoration by: Maggie Gray
Art Direction by: Chris Seagers, Vera Zelinskaya
Music by: Magnus Fiennes
MPAA Rating: R for brief violence and a sexual image.
Distributed by: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Release Date: December 31, 1999
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