Tchaikovsky's Wife (Russian: Жена Чайковского) is a 2022 Russian biographical drama film written and directed by Kirill Serebrennikov, starring Alyona Mikhaylova and Odin Biron.[1][2] The film is a participant in the competition program of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.[3] [4]
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| Directed by | Kirill Serebrennikov |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Countries | Russia France Switzerland |
| Language | Russian |
Set in the Russian Empire during the second half of the 19th century, the film is about the wife of the composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. She cannot accept her husband's homosexuality and as a result, gradually loses her mind.[5]
The film was presented at the 75th Cannes Film Festival's main competition on May 18, 2022 (Day 2).[6] In the context of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, European Film Academy president Agnieszka Holland criticised the decision to screen a Russian film at the Cannes' main competition, noting that Kirill Serebrennikov "used [the film's festival press conference] to praise a Russian oligarch and compare the tragedy of Russian soldiers to Ukrainian defenders. I would not give him such a chance at this very moment".[7]
Tchaikovsky's Wife has an approval rating of 83% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 23 reviews, and an average rating of 6.2/10.[8]Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 49 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[9]
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