The movie Onegin was shot in many historical locations in Moscow and St. Petersburg, including palaces, streets, parks and estates.
Tatiana's Palace
In movie
Scene where Onegin, having written his letter to Tatiana and not having received any reply, suffers. He endlessly asks the servant if there has been any letter from Tatiana's house. Having received a negative answer, he goes to the palace and stands under the windows, looking through them and begging for an answer.
Timing: 02:06:49
Real
Scene was shot in the Grand Gatchina Palace, which is located in Gatchina. The palace is open to the public and there is a large park next to it. The creator of the movie wanted to show the richness of Tatiana Larina's new life, but it is a bit at odds with the plot of the poem, as according to it Tatiana and her husband live on the banks of the Neva, where in those years lived all the highest aristocracy.
Gatchina
Great Gatchina Palace
A carriage on a bridge in St. Petersburg
In movie
Scene where The carriage with Eugene Onegin drives over the Singing Bridge. After meeting Tatiana at the ball, he cannot get her out of his mind and decides to pay a visit to her house, where she lives with her husband, the General.
Real
Scene was shot on the Singing Bridge, which is located not far from the palace square over the Washing River. In the scene we see the verst poles, which were put up especially for filming, now they are not on the bridge.
St. Petersburg
Singing Bridge
The rotunda at the Larin estate
In movie
Scene where Onegin meets Tatiana in the rotunda on the bank of the pond at the Larin estate. He came as an exception to meet his neighbors. He was persuaded to this visit by Vladimir Lensky. Leaving the general entourage, Eugene went for a walk in the park and met Tatiana, where they discussed her hobbies with novels, and Onegin was very critical of the author of the book she was reading.
Timing: 00:30:10
Real
Scene was shot in the Rotunda near Sukhanovsky Pond, on the Sukhanov estate, in the Moscow region. The Rotunda plays the role of a romantic object located at a distance from the house to show Tatiana's unsociability, her immersion in the world of fantasy and the beauty of the place where she lives.
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