Performance "Carrot for the emperor," Theater of Anton Chekhov, Russia, Moscow
Play the Czech playwright Jiri Gubachev "Adyutantsha His Imperial Majesty, or Corsican" is devoted to the last period of life of Napoleon on St. Helena and was specially chosen by director Leonid Trushkin for Gennady Khazanov. The title of this piece has philosophical implications: in a certain historical moment bundle of carrots may be more important than ten guns, and ability made a wry comic face may be worth far more than military victory. ... The fifteenth anniversary of the coronation of the Emperor Napoleon, in 1819. Napoleon, together with the two remaining faithful to his generals in exile on St. Helena. Josephine Pontius arrives at St. Helena to get the debt from the Emperor. For Napoleon, at the height of his fame, he promised the soldiers, who will name their children after him and be worthy of its name, mark them in the will. Josephine's husband died in the battle of Waterloo, being an avid fan of the emperor, named not one, but all four of his sons Napoleon: Napoleon-Francois-Joseph Napoleon, Napoleon Bernard and Louis-Napoleon. Overcoming the 2,000 miles in the hold of the associated vehicle, Josephine makes the Emperor personally. But suddenly, the Emperor and the commoner find a common language - in fact they are both - Corsicans, countrymen from Ajaccio ... Probably the first time, Napoleon appears as a character comedy melodrama. The old man, languishing in St. Helena under close surveillance by the authorities without befitting reverence, even without the illusion of freedom. But everything changes when a very strange woman - Josephine. Became his aide, Madame General Pontius surrounding Napoleon's touching concern and demands from his generals and local officials respect. The emperor, though renounced the throne, still the emperor. At the same time she herself treats his bitter truth. Director - Leonid Trushkin Starring: Gennadi Khazanov, Inga Oboldina, Boris Dyachenko, Oleg Makarov, Boris Shuvalov, Alexander Davydov, Vladimir Mikhailovsky.
Size: 3364px × 2555px
Location: Russia, Moscow, Theater of Anton Chekhov
Photo credit: © Alexey Gnilenkov / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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