"Idiot"
Dramatic series based on the homonymous work of Fyodor Dostoyevsky, to be completed in 10 hour episodes.
Diving in the 19th century ambiance in St. Petersburg created the impressive authentic costumes and scenery, the most expensive television program in Russia.
The 26 year old Prince Myshkin suffers from epilepsy, and is prone to crises, although it had been treated at a Swiss psychiatric clinic. Returns to St. Petersburg to meet the charming world. Here, the evil, money and extortion are the rule. The Myshkin is in the midst of intrigue. Inherits a huge fortune, becomes the love of pernicious Nastassya Filippovna and Aglaya beautiful again. The scandal, the murder and the incredible love affair followed.
AWARDS: 2003 Golden Eagle Awards, Russia and 2004 Monte-Carlo TV Festival Best Actor Award (Yevgeni Mironov)
Production: Russia
Starring: Evgeny Mironov, Lidiya Velezheva, Vladimir Mashkov, Aleksandr Lazarev, Oleg Basilashvili, Inna Churikova, Olga Budina, Aleksandr Domogarov, Aleksey Petrenko, Vladimir Ilyin, Mikhail Boyarsky, Anastasiya Melnikova, Maria Kiseleva