Anastazja: Tajemnica Anny

The story of Anna Anderson is one of the most popular myths of the 20th century. Since the late 1920s, the youngest of the daughters of the last Russian tsar has been interpreted as a film character. This version came shortly after Anna's death, recapitulating the murder of the Romanovs and the first years of Anna's relationship with Erich von Hohenstauffen (Gleb Botkin) and her first attempts to contact her "relatives." A surprisingly very well told drama, especially dazzling in its American chapter. I am not an advocate of either theory and I accept the legend of Anastasia as a natural phenomenon, which was necessarily caused by the horrors of the First World War and the subsequent post-war crisis. Excellent performances were given by Amy Irving and Jan Niklas, while old-timers such as Olivia de Havilland, Claire Bloom, Rex Harrison, and Omar Sharif were just in there as decorations. (08.07.2012)