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Tchaikovsky's Wife

Tchaikovsky's Wife

20226.32h 24m

Overview

Antonina Milyukova 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.

Directed by Kirill Serebrennikov
Written by Kirill Serebrennikov
Produced by Ilya Stewart, Pavel Burya, Murad Osmann
Box Office0Revenue: $1.3M

Top Cast

Alyona Mikhaylova

Alyona Mikhaylova

Antonina Milyukova

Odin Lund Biron

Odin Lund Biron

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Nikita Elenev

Nikita Elenev

Kotek, Tchaikovsky's Pupil

Ekaterina Ermishina

Ekaterina Ermishina

Liza, Antoninona's Sister

Philipp Avdeev

Philipp Avdeev

Modest Tchaikovsky / Anatoli Tchaikovsky

Miron Fedorov

Miron Fedorov

Nikolai Rubinstein

Andrey Burkovskiy

Andrey Burkovskiy

Vladimir Meshchersky

Aleksandr Gorchilin

Aleksandr Gorchilin

Brandukov, Tchaikovsky's Pupil

V

Varvara Shmykova

Sasha, Tchaikovsky's Sister

Vladimir Mishukov

Vladimir Mishukov

Shlykov, Antonina's Lawyer

Themes & Keywords

madnesslgbtfailing marriagetchaikovskyrussiafalling into madness

About Tchaikovsky's Wife

Tchaikovsky's Wife is a drama, history film released in 2022 exploring themes of madness, lgbt, failing marriage, tchaikovsky, russia, falling into madness. Directed by Kirill Serebrennikov, it stars Alyona Mikhaylova, Odin Lund Biron, Nikita Elenev. Antonina Milyukova 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.

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