Pushkin(2007) May 2026

Set at the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum, it follows a group of students—including a young Pushkin—during a period when a serial killer was operating in the area.

Sergey Bezrukov portrays Pushkin. While some viewers praised his emotional intensity, critics on platforms like Letterboxd felt the acting occasionally felt like "modern people teleported into 19th-century Russia". Pushkin(2007)

Directed by , this film takes a different approach by focusing on Pushkin's youth. Set at the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum, it follows

Directed by , this film focuses on the conspiracy and scandalous rumors leading to Alexander Pushkin's fatal duel in 1837. Directed by , this film takes a different

The film is noted for its "mid-00s bloom"—a soft, overexposed lighting style common in media from that era.

It serves more as a dramatic homage or "docudrama" than a tight historical masterpiece. Reviewers on IMDb describe it as a decent period piece that captures the atmosphere of the era but lacks the "missing ingredient" to make it truly great. 1814 (2007)