There's an excellent Russian film about the end of the Romanov dynasty called "Romanovy: Ventsenosnaya Sem'ya". It covers the period from just before the abdication in March of 1917 to the execution in July 1918. Portions of it were actually filmed at the Alexander Palace in Tsarskoye Selo. There is some subtle anti-semitism, and the family is portrayed rather romantically, but otherwise, it's wonderful. Unfortunately, it's in Russian (no subtitles) and nearly impossible to get hold of. I don't think it's officially out of print, but it hasn't been in stock, even in Russia, for months now.
Nicholas and Alexandra is pretty to look at, but it's riddled with inaccuracies. Not my cup of tea at all. To be fair, though, the errors probably had more to do with a lack of access to information at the time (1970's) than anything else. It has the widest scope of any of the Romanov movies I've seen: 1904-1918.
If you're interested in the VERY end of the imperial family, have a look at Assassin of the Tsar. It's a psychological thriller about a mental patient who's sure he's the man who killed the tsar & his family, and he has extended flashbacks of the imperial family's final captivity (April-July 1918). The recreations of the Ipatiev House where the family was killed are just plain spooky, they're so real.
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purplehaze-6
13 years ago
I think the scope of the movie was aimed at examining the relationships between Rasputin and the Czars family. It wasn't meant to be an all encompassing treatise on the Bolshevik revolution.
Although it could have included more thought invoking ideas as to where in an autocratically run government how do the Bolsheviks' get financial backing and from where. But, perhaps the idea is to not let those type of theories come into play as it might make people question authority more.
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