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Title: Anastasia (1997)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Meg Ryan | ... | Anastasia (voice) | |
| John Cusack | ... | Dimitri (voice) | |
| Kelsey Grammer | ... | Vladimir (voice) | |
| Christopher Lloyd | ... | Rasputin (voice) | |
| Hank Azaria | ... | Bartok (voice) | |
| Bernadette Peters | ... | Sophie (voice) | |
| Kirsten Dunst | ... | Young Anastasia (voice) | |
| Angela Lansbury | ... | The Dowager Empress Marie (voice) | |
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Rick Jones | ... | Czar Nicholas / Servant / Revolutionary Soldier / Ticket Agent (voice) |
| Andrea Martin | ... | Phlegmenkoff / Old Woman (voice) | |
| Glenn Walker Harris Jr. | ... | Young Dimitri (voice) | |
| Debra Mooney | ... | Actress (voice) | |
| Arthur Malet | ... | Travelling Man / Major Domo (voice) | |
| Charity James | ... | Anastasia Impostor (voice) | |
| Liz Callaway | ... | Anastasia (singing voice) | |
The daughter of the last Russian Czar, Nicolas II (Rick Jones), Anastasia (Meg Ryan) is found by two Russian con men, Dimitri (John Cusack) and Vladimir (Kelsey Grammer), who seek the reward that her grandmother, the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna (Dame Angela Lansbury), promised to the ones who'll find her. But the evil mystic of the Czar family, Grigori Rasputin (Christopher Lloyd), still wants the Romanov family to be destroyed forever.
I absolutely LOVE this movie! I am a little amused by all the people having a problem with this movie not being historically accurate. Need I remind people that this is a cartoon, not a documentary? I was actually impressed with the attention to details: Nicholas looks very much like he did in life, Anastasia's little brother's sickness is not overlooked (he is walking with a limp), 'Once upon a December's words 'Someone holds me safe and warm... ' sound so much like a Russian Gypsy song!
That said, I do have to say that there are a few things that could have been prevented by hiring one Russian speaking person. Examples: When Dimitry and Anya first meet, he has a problem pronouncing her name. That would never happen. Anya is a very common name in Russia and would not be mistaken for anything else. Also, when Sophie opened the door she says something that IS NOT a Russian name, very silly. Another example would be Anastasia looking through her family album, when they make her memorize thing, remember the picture of uncle Vanya? ("Loved his vodka, got it Anya?") Well, he just looks like a common peasant, not a member of royal family.
Bartok . I wonder who thought of the name . It is not a Russian name My guess is that it was meant to be 'BRATOK' which means 'little brother', used to address a companion, a friend.
So.. those are my thoughts. All in all, I highly recommend the movie. Not as an educational historical reference, but as a wonderful entertaining musical animated movie! The fact that is NOT Disney is actually a big plus for me!
Enjoy!