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  Anastasia (1997 movie) - Biocrawler
The movie features the voices of Meg Ryan as Anastasia, John Cusack as Dimitri, Kelsey Grammer as Vladimir, Christopher Lloyd as Rasputin, Hank Azaria as Bartok, Bernadette Peters as Sophie, Kirsten Dunst as the young Anastasia, Angela Lansbury as Dowager Empress Marie, Rick Jones as Tzar Nicholas II, Liz Callaway, and Andrea Martin.
The film depicts Anastasia as escaping from the Imperial Palace during the Revolution, when in fact she stayed with her family, living at first in Tsarskoe Selo and later in Tobolsk in Siberia until they were executed by the Bolsheviks in Yekaterinburg more than a year after the Revolution.
Bluth and Goldman, who did extensive historical research on the Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia and the Russian Revolution for the film, never intended for their film to be scrupulously analyzed for historical accuracy; their film is based upon the (fictional) legend of Anastasia having survived the slaughter of the family.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Anastasia_%281997_movie%29   (606 words)

  
 Anastasia (1997)
In the confusion, young Anastasia (Dunst) tries to flee with her grandmother, Empress Marie (Lansbury), but is separated from her at the train station and receives a concussion.
A 20-minute feature, "Anastasia: A Magical Journey," narrated by the late Aaliyah (who is featured on the soundtrack), anchors the extras and brings together brief commentaries by the voice-principals, producer-directors, and various production designers.
The transfer is beautiful, and the background details in the city and palace scenes — especially during the opening dance-of-the-spirits that descend in Anya's memory from the ballroom murals — are breathtaking.
www.reel.com /movie.asp?MID=40722&PID=10098801&Tab=reviews&CID=18   (894 words)

  
 1997 Anastasia - Movie reviews, trailers, clips and stills
Years later, Anastasia and a band of heroic companions must battle the evil Rasputin, his sidekick Bartok the bat and a host of ghostly minions in a headlong race to reach Paris, reclaim her rightful destiny and solve the greatest mystery of the 20th century.
ANASTASIA is a retelling of the legend of the missing Romanov princess.
Anastasia is a resourceful and self-assured young woman who is capable of saving her boyfriend rather being saved herself.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Anastasia (1956 film)
Anastasia is a 1956 film which tells the true story of a young, confused woman in France after the Russian Revolution who, backed by the Russian emigre community, attempts to pass herself off as Anastasia Nicolaievna Romanova, the daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
The movie was adapted by Guy Bolton and Arthur Laurents from the play by Marcelle Maurette.
See: Anastasia (1997 movie) 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
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  ANASTASIA
In the beginning (of movie animation that is), there was a guy by the name of Disney who created a short piece of film (after cutting his teeth on more than seventy other short films) about a rodent piloting a steamboat.
Anastasia (as a girl) tries to run for the train her grandmother is already on, but she can't quite make it, and is thus left orphaned for the next ten years.
Anastasia is left behind in Russia and must live the next decade of her life not knowing who she is or whether she even has a family.
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  Anastasia (1997 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anastasia and Marie manage to escape the palace, but as they are running to catch a train in the city, Rasputin appears over a frozen river and attempts to drag Anastasia under the ice.
Anastasia and Marie run for a train, but while Marie is able to climb on, Anastasia loses her grip on her grandmother's hand and falls to the platform, hitting her head.
As a fairy-tale style adaptation of the legend of the Russian grand duchess Anastasia, the film imagines that Anastasia, daughter of Nicholas II of Russia, escapes the Imperial Palace during the October Revolution and survives the slaughter of the Imperial family.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anastasia_(1997_movie)   (4232 words)

  
 Anastasia (1956 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anastasia is a 1956 film which tells the story of a young, confused woman in France after the Russian Revolution of 1917 who, backed by the Russian emigre community, attempts to pass herself off as Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, the daughter of the murdered Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
Anastasia won her Academy Award for Best Actress; it was nominated for Academy Award for Original Music Score.
The subject of Anastasia was recast in 1997 as an animated musical feature by Fox Animation Studios, one that lost even the Bergman version's tenuous connection to the story of the real-life Anna Anderson.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anastasia_(1956)   (488 words)

  
 Anastasia (1997) - Movie Reviews at TopTenReviews.com
Loosely based in history, ANASTASIA is the tale of the purported surviving daughter of Czar Nicholas II of Russia, but historical accuracy is not an element of this story, nor is it necessary.
Anastasia, the first feature-length offering from the new Fox animation studio, may not beat Disney at its own game, but it sure won't be for lack of trying.
Anastasia, the charming new animated musical from 20th Century Fox, is based on a real person, but it has nothing to do with real history.
movies.toptenreviews.com /reviews/mr622.htm   (3575 words)

  
 Anastasia Movie Review at Hollywood Video
In the confusion, young Anastasia (Dunst) tries to flee with her grandmother, Empress Marie (Lansbury), but is separated from her at the train station and receives a concussion.
A 20-minute feature, "Anastasia: A Magical Journey," narrated by the late Aaliyah (who is featured on the soundtrack), anchors the extras and brings together brief commentaries by the voice-principals, producer-directors, and various production designers.
Clips are interspersed with interviews, and while too many of the voice-actors talk about what their character does in the movie rather than offering behind-the-scenes insight, this "making of" pre-release feature at least sent Aaliyah on-location in Paris, and shows scenes of St. Petersburg as the crew does their research.
www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?MID=40722&LF=MRM&LF=MRP   (1160 words)

  
 At-A-Glance Film Reviews: Anastasia (1997)
The 1997 animated film Anastasia was a comeback of sorts for ex-Disney animator Don Bluth, who left to direct animated features on his own.
An orphan named Anya, who has lost all memory of the first years of her life, is used by two con men to pretend to be Anastasia -- but, naturally, it turns out that she may be the real thing.
Anastasia: The Czar's Last Daughter (1956) (aka: "Is Anna Anderson Anastasia?")
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 John Cusack: Anastasia - Movie
I always believed in the stories of Anastasia, but I was sad when I learned the truth about her and her family.
When he tells Rasputin that Anastasia is alive, he is enraged and vows to kill the remaining member of the Romanov family.
Okay, so some people criticize this movie by saying it is not an accurate adaptation of the political and historical events going on at that time.
www.superiorpics.com /john_cusack/movie/1997_anastasia.html   (1377 words)

  
 "Anastasia" / a review from Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Anastasia separated from her family and her memory, winds up in an orphanage under the dominion of a crabby headmistress.
Whether or not the movie is historically accurate is of little concern to me. This is a fairy tale.
Also in a pg-13 movie there is allowed to be sex, blood, and guts, and lot's of cussing.....now there was absolutely nothing of that sort in this movie....so I'm afraid that reviewer was wrong in her opinion.
www.christiananswers.net /spotlight/movies/pre2000/i-anastasia.html   (1595 words)

  
 'Anastasia (G)'
Anastasia," the latest animated feature from Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, is a triumph of survivability and sampling.
Little Anastasia, daughter of Czar Nicholas, and her family are trapped in thepalace, when the evil Rasputin and his dark forces storm the building.
Despite claimsfrom a procession of Anastasia pretenders, the entire family perished at the hands of the Bolsheviks in 1918, according to theRussian government.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/anastasiahowe.htm   (530 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: 'Anastasia': The Royal Treatment
Little Anastasia, daughter of Czar Nicholas, and her family are trapped in the palace, when the evil Rasputin and his dark forces storm the building.
Hoping to find someone who resembles Anastasia, they intend to take the human facsimile to Paris, then make off with the generous reward that the dowager empress has promised for her discovery.
Despite claims from a procession of Anastasia pretenders, the entire family perished at the hands of the Bolsheviks in 1918, according to the Russian government.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/review97/anastasiahowe.htm   (602 words)

  
 20th Century Fox takes on Disney with 'Anastasia'   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The 1956 movie takes place years later in Paris, with a con artist's attempt to train a fake Anastasia to reap the lavish reward offered by the surviving Romanovs.
In their version, Anastasia is indeed the princess (credit that 1990s phenomenon, repressed memory syndrome), but they maintained the two principals' journeys of self-discovery.
The film's charm lies in its look: There's a thrilling train wreck; Anastasia moves with the appropriate assurance of a young woman who does not realize her own grace; Dimitri's desperate con is reflected in well-observed tics; and the dance sequences are stunning.
www.jsonline.com /letsgo/movies/1123anastasia.stm   (1160 words)

  
 Anastasia | Retro Junk
Movie Plot:Little Anastasia and her grandmother, the Dowager Empress Marie, manage to escape the curse Rasputin lowers upon the rest of the Romanovs thanks to the enterprising help of a kitchen boy.
Anastasia, as Anya, with no recollection of her past, wins the role and they set off for France.
Rasputin has vowed to fulfill his curse by finally destroying Anastasia and unleashes his demons upon a train carrying her and her two mentors to Paris.
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 :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews :: Anastasia (xhtml)
The movie's based loosely on the same speculative story as the 1956 feature film starring Ingrid Bergman; it assumes that when Russia's ruling Romanov family was murdered in the upheaval of revolution, one child escaped the carnage and survived to make a valid claim for the throne.
This was Anastasia (voice by Meg Ryan), granddaughter of the Dowager Empress Marie (Angela Lansbury), who herself escaped to Paris and now wearily rejects one imposter after another.
Young Anastasia is seen wrapped in the warm bosom of her family; then disaster strikes, and she spends years in a cruel orphanage, losing all memory of her earlier days.
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 ANASTASIA
This being a film for children, the aspects of revolt and bloodshed are kept to a minimum, but the basis for the story is taking from real life.
After barely escaping the revolution, Anastasia reemerges 10 years later as an orphan named Anya with no memory of her past life.
He convinces her that she's the Princess Anastasia and begs her to accompany him to Paris to prove it to the Empress, her grandmother.
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 1997 Movie Reviews
Anyway, the movie's wide selection of -- things -- is its strength, as well as the characters' interaction with each other and with the various plot elements.
The ridiculous antics and plot "twists" are to be expected, and even welcomed in a movie like this (unlike, say, a recent thriller), and the flick is at its best when it's going farthest off the deep end.
If you are put off by the gore in other QT movies, you may consider seeing this one as sort of a warmup.
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ANASTASIA, eight years old and apparently late for the party, rushes down the upstairs hallway followed by a SERVENT (SONYA) 16, who is trying to catch up with Anastasia to tie a large ribbon in her long, dark hair.
All eyes turn to Anastasia, who once she realizes that she's the center of attention, flashes a mischievous smile and descends the staircase in grand style.
Anastasia sees Dmitri eyeing it hungrily and without missing a dance step, she grabs an orange off thr tray and tosses it to Dmitri.
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 Anastasia (Movie - 1997) | Movie Review | Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman is a film critic for EW Fox's challenge to the Disney empire is a beautifully animated musical that attempts to conjure up the shimmering fairy-tale wonder of...the demise of imperial Russia.
Anastasia, starry-eyed princess of the Romanov dynasty, sees her childhood come to an abrupt end when the eivil Rasputin (voiced by Christopher Llyod) places a curse on the czar's family.
Anastasia has the Disney house style down cold, yet the magic is missing.
www.ew.com /ew/article/0,,63435,00.html   (229 words)

  
 Anastasia Reviews
ANASTASIA begins when the Bolshevik revolution overthrows the Russian tsars, and the reigning Romanov family is killed except for their youngest daughter, Anastasia (voiced by Meg Ryan).
Anastasia (1997) Rating: 3.0 stars (out of 4.0) ******************************** Key to rating system: 2.0 stars Debatable 2.5 stars Some people may like it 3.0 stars I liked it 3.5 stars I am biased in favor of the movie 4.0 stars I felt the movie’s...
ANASTASIA is based upon - or maybe "inspired by" is more accurate - the real life mystery surrounding the disappearance of Anastasia Romanov and the destruction of her family at the start of the Russian Revolution.
www.killermovies.com /a/anastasia/reviews   (701 words)

  
 Anastasia: The Movie and the Real Princess
Anastasia is unquestionably the greatest movie of its kind ever made.
The movie Anastasia has the evil sorcerer Rasputin casting a curse which brings about the death of the entire Romanov family, with the exception of Anastasia.
The dog was Anastasia's dog, whom she is said to have been holding in her arms when they were shot by the firing squad.
www.ishipress.com /anastasi.htm   (1296 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Anastasia: DVD: Meg Ryan,John Cusack,Kelsey Grammer,Christopher Lloyd,Hank Azaria,Bernadette Peters,Kirsten ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The legend of Anastasia has in roots in a historical truth: that when the Communists executed the Romanovs and gunned them down, the young Grand Duchess was not shot; she fainted.
Anastasia (though she doesn't know who she is) is on a quest to find the truth about her past, and bumps into a few guys conning to get a girl to pretend she's the long lost Anastasia and receive their reward, if the girl fits the part.
Kelsey Grammer as Vladimir, Hank Azaria as Bartok the Bat, Hank Azaria as Bartok the Bat, Bernadette Peters as Sophie, Kirsten Dunst as Young Anastasia, Angela Lansbury as Dowager Empress Marie Fyodorovna, Rick Jones as Czar Nicholas Romanov II/Servant/Revolutionary Soldier/Ticket Agent, Andrea Martin as Comrade Phlegmenkoff/Old Woman, Glenn Walker Harris Jr.
www.amazon.com /Anastasia-Meg-Ryan/dp/B00005UW9T   (2229 words)

  
 Anastasia - Movie   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The daughter of last Russian czar, Anastasia, is found by two young Russian men, Dimitri and Vladimir, who seek reward that her grandmother Marie promised to the ones who'll find her.
Anastasia and her grandmother escape with the help of a young kitchen boy Dimitri, but Anastasia falls, hits her head, and loses her memory.
Years later, joined by a band of heroic companions, Anastasia must battle the evil Rasputin, his sidekick Bartok the bat and a host of ghostly minions in a headlong race to reach Paris, reclaim her rightful destiny....
www.biggeststars.com /movies/anastasia.html   (494 words)

  
 Anastasia (1997)
The young princess Anastasia flees to safety but grows up with no memory of her past.
He presses her to pose as Anastasia in order to obtain the exiled dowager empress's fortunes.
As the unearthing of the Romanov family's remains at Ekaterinberg in 1991 has conclusively proved (except to all bar the Russian Orthodox Church), Anastasia did not manage to escape the same fate as the rest of the Romanovs - of being assassinated by the Bolsheviks in 1917.
www.moria.co.nz /fantasy/anastasia.htm   (853 words)

  
 Kinnopio's Movie Reviews - Anastasia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Anastasia, the first of what is sure to be a series of challenges to Disney's hold on the animated movie market, may take some getting use to.
Anastasia, the daughter of the last Czar, is separated from her family in the chaos and ends up an orphan.
When she is discovered by two con men (Anastasia's grandmother has put out a reward for anyone who could bring her the girl), she begins to recollect her past life.
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 ANASTASIA - DVD
The Romanov empire is destroyed by the catastrophic Revolution--little Princess Anastasia was rescued from slaughter, but she missed the train that whisked her only remaining relative, grandmother Dowager Empress Marie (Angela Lansbury, in a big step up from talking teapot), to safety.
The character's sole interesting trait is established in a running gag that sees his body falling, uncontrollably, to pieces, and yet, somewhat contradictorily, he can possess a sleeping Anya and loose on her a horde of green demons with a snap of his flimsy fingers.
The movie has widescreen and pan-and-scan viewing options on the same side of the disc--don't even entertain the latter, for Anastasia has been photographed in Panavision's epic dimensions and you'd be missing over half of the artists' hard work.
www.filmfreakcentral.net /dvdreviews/anastasia.htm   (718 words)

  
 popular music: 1997 (anastasia 1997-2000 1969-1997)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This movie is really good, although nowhere close to accurate.
This is bringing back loads of memories for me. I remember when the movie came out and I remember the first time I heard the soundtrack some 8 years ago and being blown away by it.
The movie had a sexy vibe to it and there was definitely good chemistry with Nia Long and Larenz Tate.
www.very-clever.com /music/1997   (1274 words)

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