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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Allumination
Salesrank: 44673
Released: October 31, 2006 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
In July of 1918 the Bolsheviks shot Russian Czar Nicholas II his wife and their five children during the Russian Revolution. So begins the epic saga of Anna Anderson the woman who claimed until the day she died in 1984 that she was truly Grand Duchess Anastasia the youngest child of Czar Nicholas II and sole survivor of the family's execution. Her story became one of the greatest romantic mysteries of the twentieth century. This breathtaking adaptation of Anna's journey is also a depiction of a lost era from her days of Russian royalty her flight from execution and her years of struggle to reclaim her royal heritage. Amy Irving leads a luminary cast in this spectacular drama filled with triumph tragedy mystery and hope.Originally aired on TV in 1986.System Requirements:Run Time: 200 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 783722738221 Manufacturer No: AFW27382
Description of Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna:
The story of the woman who insisted she was Anastasia, the youngest daughter of the last czar of Russia, is complicated. This 1986 telefilm makes it even more so because it's one of those "fact-based" dramas. Its most annoying invention is Anastasia's romance with a prince who never actually existed. Fiction aside, the first two-thirds of the 210-minute movie are dramatic and captivating. The Romanov family is imprisoned and executed, yet Anastasia reappears years later in Berlin in 1923; Amy Irving becomes the iron-willed yet fragile Anna who battles to be recognized by the remaining Romanovs. Gently paced and beautifully shot and staged, the film only starts to lose steam when Anna comes to New York to make her case in the American press. It takes a bunch of Americans, including Susan Lucci as a stateside Romanov relative, to make the tale seem common. Back in London, Olivia de Havilland is a treasure as the dowager empress who won't recognize Anastasia, although there is much evidence in her favor. The film is a great introduction to the mystery, despite its fiction-augmented recounting of history. After watching the movie, get the book it was largely based on, Anastasia: The Riddle of Anna Anderson by Peter Kurth, for a gripping read that just might make you believe in this princess. --Valerie J. Nelson
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna Reviews:
The woman who claimed to be Anastasia 
2009-06-08 - This is a more accurate portrayal than the Ingrid Bergman film, based on a book by an author who believed she was the real thing. It was made about two years after her death, and before any of the DNA evidence had come to light. It's certainly worth watching.
I good Begining 
2008-12-18 - I liked this movie at the begining. I thought the director did a good job with creating likeable charaters, however I was very disappointed with the ending. I wouldn't recommend this movie.
movie 
2008-07-10 - My order (movie) came very quickly and was in excellent condition!
The movie is true. It is long, but worth the time. Amy Irving is excellent as usual.
Great Movie!
2008-01-31 - I just watched this on TV the other night and decided I "needed" it for my DVD collection. This movie will make you believe that Anna Anderson was, in fact, Anastasia Romanov. However, recent DNA evidence has proven that Anna Anderson was not a Romanov. In any case the acting is superb and the costuming is beautiful. It's a great story all by itself whether or not it was based on truth. It's right up there with Sidney Sheldon's "The Other Side of Midnight" and Danielle Steel's "Crossings".
Fascinating movie with a great cast
2008-01-09 - Although we can now be almost certain, due to DNA tests, that Anna Anderson was not the real Anastasia, the story is still fascinating. And there is more to it than whether she was Anastasia or not. It's the story about a person looking for her identity (and I'm sure she believed she was Anastasia) and the story of how people react to her claims.
30 years before this TV movie was made, Ingrid Bergman won an Oscar playing the same character. It's beyond me how Amy Irving didn't win an Emmy for her performance. It is acting at its best. She was nominated for a Golden Globe but didn't win. Jan Niklas, in my opinion giving one of the weaker performances, won a Golden Globe. Irving also gets great help from several legendary actors. Rex Harrison, in his last performance, is the best of the supporting actors.
I can be impatient sometimes and don't usually watch movies this long, but "Anastasia" kept my interest non-stop for over three hours. Don't miss it.
