Tchaikovsky’s Wife

Tchaikovsky’s Wife

143 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Nov. 11, 2022

Antonina Miliukova is a beautiful and bright young woman, born in the aristocracy of 19th century Russia. She could have anything she'd want, and yet her only obsession is to marry Pyotr Tchaikovsky, with whom she falls in love from the very moment she hears his music. The composer finally accepts this union, but after blaming her for his misfortunes and breakdowns, his attempts to get rid of his wife are brutal. Consumed by her feelings for him, Antonina decides to endure and do whatever it takes to stay with him. Humiliated, disgraced and discarded, she is slowly driven to madness.

Tchaikovsky’s Wife

143 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Nov. 11, 2022

Tchaikovsky’s Wife
Antonina Miliukova is a beautiful and bright young woman, born in the aristocracy of 19th century Russia. She could have anything she'd want, and yet her only obsession is to marry Pyotr Tchaikovsky, with whom she falls in love from the very moment she hears his music. The composer finally accepts this union, but after blaming her for his misfortunes and breakdowns, his attempts to get rid of his wife are brutal. Consumed by her feelings for him, Antonina decides to endure and do whatever it takes to stay with him. Humiliated, disgraced and discarded, she is slowly driven to madness.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Bord Cadre Films, Hype Film, Logical Pictures, Charades, Kinoprime
Original title Жена Чайковского
Directors Kirill Serebrennikov
Writers Kirill Serebrennikov

Cast

Alena Mikhaylova

as Antonina Milyukova

Odin Lund Biron

as Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Nikita Elenev

as Kotek

Philip Avdeev

as Modest/Anatol

Miron Fedorov

as Anton Rubinstein

Andrey Burkovskiy

as Vladimir Meshchersky

Aleksandr Gorchilin

as Brandukov

Varvara Shmykova

as Sasha

Vladimir Mishukov

as Shlykov

Viktor Horinyak

as Jurgenson

Akilina Sokolova

as girl on platform

Yuliya Aug

as holy fool

Natalya Pavlenkova

as Olga Nikanorova

Gurgen Tsaturyan

as Bochechkarov

Sofya Reznik

as Anastasiya

Georgiy Kudrenko

as postman

Olga Dobrina

as nun

Aleksey Fokin

as best man

Tatyana Dolmatovskaya

as milliner

Artem Nemov

as Serge

Stanislav Rumyantsev

as young officer

Savva Savelyev

as restaurant visitor

Ilya Demutsky

as restaurant visitor

Vasily Zorky

as restaurant visitor

Dmitriy Andreev

as restaurant guest

Marina Kleshchyova

as midwife

Vladislav Semiletkov

as newspaper seller