Anastasia Slutskaya Explained

Director:	Yuri Yelkhov
Starring:	Svetlana Zelenkovskaya
Studio:	Belarusfilm
Runtime:	93 min
Country:	Belarus

Anastasia Slutskaya (Belarusian: Анастасія Слуцкая), also known as Princess Slutskaya,^{[1] [2]} is a 2003 historical drama film by Belarusfilm Production Company.^{[3] [4]}

Plot

The action takes place in the early 16th century. The Tatars attacked the prosperous Belarusian lands located at the intersection of trade routes, which were part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The Crimean Tatar cavalry raided all Belarusian cities without exception. The aggressors stormed fortresses, robbed and enslaved the locals leaving behind only ashes.^[5]

However, the Tatars have to face the army squad and brave residents of Slutsk, who have not been defeated yet. The defenders are led by Princess Anastasia Slutskaya after the death of her husband, Prince Semen Olelkovich (1505).^{[6] [7]}

Cast

• Svetlana Zelenkovskaya – Anastasia Slutskaya
  • Gennadiy Davydko – Semen Olelkovich Anatoly Kot – Knight Vladimir Drutskiy^[8]

Voice-over

Anastasia Slutskaya – Lubov Germanova

Production Unit

• Director: Yuri Yelkhov
• Writer: Anatoli Delendik
• Camera: Tatyana Loginova (Tulusheva)
• Music: Victor Copytsko
• Production designer: Valeriy Nazarov^[9]

Awards

• International Film Festival of historical films "Veche" (Veliky Novgorod, Russia, August 2003): Jury Diploma and Faith Award.
• The 6th International Film Festival "Brigantina" (Berdyansk, Ukraine, September 2003):
  • Diploma and Jury Prize in the Best Film category to director Yuri Elkhov
  • Jury Prize in the Best Supporting Male Role category to Anatoly Kot
  • Jury Prize in the Best Debut category to Svetlana Zelenkovskaya
• Listapad Festival Grand Prix, Belarus
• The 37th Houston International Film Festival (Houston, Texas, USA, April 2004): Platinum Prize and a diploma in the Adventure film category^[10]
• State Prize 2005 of the Federation of Belarusian Trade Unions in the field of literature, art, and cinematography: Medal and Laureate Diploma.
• Hangzhou International Film Festival (China, October 2006): Crystal Jellyfish Prize.^[11]

External links

• • Web site: "Анастасия Слуцкая" на сайте Беларусьфильм. https://web.archive.org/web/20120920143351/http://www.belarusfilm.by/studio/projects/541/. 2012-09-20. 2009-10-07.
• «Анастасия Слуцкая» на сайте kinopark.by
• «Княгиня Слуцкая» на сайте RUSKINO.RU

Notes and References

1. Web site: Княгиня Слуцкая. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20071104120851/http://www.golddisk.ru:80/goods/2736.html? . 2007-11-04 .
2. Web site: Рецензия на фильм "Княгиня Слуцкая". live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180916085848/http://www.vorobey.com:80/blog/recenziya-na-film-knyaginya-sluckaya/ . 2018-09-16 .
3. Web site: "Анастасия Слуцкая" (2003) . https://web.archive.org/web/20120920143351/http://www.belarusfilm.by/studio/projects/541/ . 2012-09-20 . ru.
4. Web site: Как сняли "Анастасию Слуцкую" . https://web.archive.org/web/20090605010521/http://www.charter97.org/bel/news/2003/07/08/sluckaya . 2009-06-05 . ru.
5. Web site: "Анастасия Слуцкая" (2003) . https://web.archive.org/web/20120920143351/http://www.belarusfilm.by/studio/projects/541/ . 2012-09-20 . ru.
6. Web site: "Анастасия Слуцкая" (2003) . https://web.archive.org/web/20120920143351/http://www.belarusfilm.by/studio/projects/541/ . 2012-09-20 . ru.
7. Web site: Жанна Д'Арк из Белой Руси . https://web.archive.org/web/20060104033904/http://legends.by.ru/legends/anactas-bel.htm . 2006-01-04 . ru.
8. Web site: Как сняли "Анастасию Слуцкую" . https://web.archive.org/web/20090605010521/http://www.charter97.org/bel/news/2003/07/08/sluckaya . 2009-06-05 . ru.
9. Web site: Как сняли "Анастасию Слуцкую" . https://web.archive.org/web/20090605010521/http://www.charter97.org/bel/news/2003/07/08/sluckaya . 2009-06-05 . ru.
10. Web site: Картина "Анастасия Слуцкая" завоевала две награды" на кинофестивале в Хьюстоне (США) . ru.
11. Web site: Картина "Анастасия Слуцкая" завоевала две награды" на кинофестивале в Хьюстоне (США) . ru.