''Poor Poor Paul'' (russian: Бедный, бедный Павел, Bednyy bednyy Pavel) is a 2003

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. It is a biopic of

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Paul I of Russia Paul I (russian: Па́вел I Петро́вич ; – ) was Emperor of Russia from 1796 until his assassination. Officially, he was the only son of Peter III of Russia, Peter III and Catherine the Great, although Catherine hinted that he w ...

and the final film of the historical trilogy of Vitaly Melnikov "The Empire. The Beginning".

Plot

...The cold November of 1796. Empress Catherine the Great who undividedly ruled Russia for 34 years has died. The throne goes back to her son Paul I - a nervous and impetuous middle aged man, who is a captive of his own illusions. Deciding to change almost everything what he inherited from his unloved mother, Paul attracts supporters, one of whom is Count Peter Pahlen. He is an intelligent and calculating courtier who thanks to the boundless trust of the emperor gathers immense power in his hands. Pahlen initially supports Paul's reforms but then the situation changes... The highest nobility in Russia, fueled by the money of England is extremely unhappy with the innovations of Paul I. One after another plots against him are conspired. Distraught by the suspicion directed towards him and fearing for his life, Paul punishes the innocent and the guilty, but this can not save the unfortunate emperor. The main conspiracy against Paul involves his own sons, Alexander and Constantine, and its general command is carried out by Count Pahlen! Paul eventually falls in total despair after he learns of such a comprehensive betrayal, he ceases to resist and the doomed man awaits the conspirators-murderers in his bedroom at the Mikhailovsky Castle ...

Cast

Viktor Sukhorukov Viktor Ivanovich Sukhorukov PAR (russian: Виктор Иванович Сухоруков; born 10 November 1951) is a Russian actor. He has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1974. He starred in '' Happy Days'' (1991), ...

– Emperor

Oleg Yankovskiy Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky (russian: Оле́г Ива́нович Янко́вский; 23 February 1944 – 20 May 2009) was a Soviet and Russian actor who excelled in psychologically sophisticated roles of modern intellectuals. In 1991, he becam ...

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Count Pahlen Peter Ludwig Graf von der Pahlen (russian: Пётр Алексе́евич Па́лен, translit= Pyotr Alekseyevich Palen; , Palms Manor, Palmse, Palms (now ) – , Mitau (now )), a Baltic-German courtier and general, played a pivotal role in ...

* Oksana Mysina – Maria Feodorovna, Paul's wife * Yuliya Mavrina –

Anna Lopukhina Princess Anna Petrovna Lopukhina (russian: Анна Петровна Лопухина) (8 November 1777 – 25 April 1805) was a royal mistress to Emperor Paul of Russia. In 1798, she replaced Catherine Nelidova as the chief mistress. Family ...

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– Alexander, Paul's oldest son * Anna Molchanova – Elizabeth Alexeievna, Alexander's wife *

Yevgeni Karpov Yevgeni, Yevgeny, Yevgenii or Yevgeniy (russian: Евгений), also transliterated as Evgeni, Evgeny, Evgenii or Evgeniy, is the Russian form of the masculine given name Eugene. People with the name include: :''Note: Occasionally, a person may b ...

– Konstantin, Paul's son *

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– Ivan Kutaisov, Paul's valet *

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Alexander Bezborodko Prince Alexander Andreyevich Bezborodko (russian: Князь Алекса́ндр Андре́евич Безборо́дко; 6 April 1799) was the Grand Chancellor of Russian Empire and chief architect of Catherine the Great's foreign policy afte ...

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– John Rogerson, personal doctor of Catherine the Great *

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José de Ribas Admiral José de Ribas y Boyons (6 June 1749 – ), known in Italian as Giuseppe de Ribas and in Spanish as José Pascual Domingo de Ribas y Boyons and in Russian as Iosif (Osip) Mikhailovich Deribas (russian: Ио́сиф (О́сип) Миха́ ...

* Andrey Chumanov –

Platon Zubov Prince Platon Alexandrovich Zubov (russian: Платон Александрович Зубов; ) was the last of Catherine the Great's favourites and the most powerful man in the Russian Empire during the last years of her reign. Life The princ ...

* Ivan Parshin –

Valerian Zubov Count Valerian Aleksandrovich Zubov (1771–1804) was a Russian general who led the Persian Expedition of 1796. His siblings included Platon Zubov and Olga Zherebtsova. As a young man Zubov had flattering prospects of a brilliant military caree ...

* Sergey Murzin –

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– Baroness Livsi * Aleksandr Grigoryants –

Vincenzo Brenna Vincenzo Brenna (1747Lanceray, p. 37, states birth year as 1745. Contemporary historians (Dmitry Shvidkovsky) agree on 1747 (Shvidkovsky, p. 293) – May 17, 1820) was an Italian architect and painter who was the house architect of Paul I of Russ ...

* Dmitriy Sutyrin – Duke Yashvil

Awards

*2003 -

Kinotavr Kinotavr (russian: Кинотавр), also known as the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival is an open film festival held in the resort city of Sochi, Russia annually in June since 1991, until it was cancelled in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasi ...

- M. Tariveridiev prize for Best Music (Andrei Petrov). *2003 - The Golden Aries Award - Best Male Actor (Viktor Sukhorukov). *2003 - Golden Eagle Award - Best Costume Design (Larisa Konnikova), Best Music (Andrei Petrov), Best Supporting Actor (Oleg Yankovsky). *2003 -

Nika Award The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars. History The award was established i ...

- Best Male Actor (Viktor Sukhorukov).

References

External links

* {{Vitaly Melnikov 2003 films Lenfilm films 2000s Russian-language films Russian biographical drama films Russian historical drama films Cultural depictions of Paul I of Russia 2000s biographical drama films 2000s historical drama films