Onegin (1999)

With Ralph Fiennes taking the title role and acting as executive producer, sister Martha at the helm, and brother Magnus bashing out the score, this tragic yarn of love lost in 1820s Russia is truly a family affair (shame there wasn't a spare sibling role for Joseph). Fortunately for the Fiennes clan, Ralph's fairy godbrother role in steering the Alexander Pushkin classic onto the big screen hasn't resulted in a humbling, egg-on-face conclusion. This is an accomplished period piece, stylishly directed and sumptuously realised.

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