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Anastasia

 The last surviving child of the Russian Royal Family joins two con men to reunite with her grandmother, the Dowager Empress, while the undead Rasputin seeks her death.

Details:
Directors: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Writers: Susan Gauthier (screenplay), Bruce Graham (screenplay), 3 more credits »
Stars: Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Christopher Lloyd
Country: USA
Language: English | Russian | French
Release Date: 21 November 1997 (USA) |


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Storyline

The year is 1916. In St. Petersburg, Russia, Tsar Nicholas II is throwing a grand ball to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Romanov rule, while his mother, Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna, gives her favorite granddaughter, 8 year-old Grand Duchess named Anastasia, a music box and a necklace reading "Together in Paris" which serves as its key. The ball is interrupted by the arrival of the villainous undead corpse Grigori Rasputin, a monk once trusted by the Russian Imperial Family, having since been cast out by Nicholas as a "traitor". He enacts his revenge through a demonic green reliquary, summoning a curse that sparks the Russian Revolution. Anastasia is reunited with her grandmother ten years later with the help of two con men, Dimitri and Vladmir. Then, just as all obstacles and plot complications are out of the way of romance, the final showdown with Rasputin occurs

Movie Reviews

 

I thought this movie (maybe a bit graphic for young children) was still charming. It was able to make me laugh and feel with the characters during the more heartfelt scenes. I thought the animation was beautiful, and the storyline was well-developed.

There weren't gaps in the plot, leaving the audience to suspend their disbelief and make up excuses as to what or why something occurred.

The music was not only memorable, but it had a range of style, including haunting melodies and catchy beats. And the singers weren't concerned with sounding like pop singers, taking the audience out of the movie, which I appreciated.