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COSMOS STUDIO

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A COSMOS STUDIO PRODUCTION

WRITTEN BY ARIF ALIEV

DIRECTED BY DMITRIY IOSIFOV

CAMERA DIRECTOR MAXIM SHINKORENKO

ART DIRECTOR SERGEY VOROBIEV

MAKEUP ARTIST - ARTEM DEMIDOV COSTUME DESIGNER - SVETLANA MOSKVINA

MUSIC BY NIKOLAY ROSTOV CASTING DIRECTOR - VALERIA GANKINA

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF - SERGEY KOZIN POST-PRODUCTION BY NONNA ARISTARKHOVA

SOUND DIRECTORS VLADIMIR LITROVNIK, ANNA IVANTSOVA

PICTURE EDITORS OLGA GRINSHPUN, GLEB ROSS

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS LILIA CHEKSTER, SYUZANNA MUAZEN

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER ANASTASIA KORETSKAYA

LEAD PRODUCER DMITRIY GOLUBICHNY

PRODUCERS - ALEXANDER AKOPOV ANTON ZLATOPOLSKY, NATALIA SHEIDOROVA

IN REMEMBRANCE OF EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ALEXEI KUBLITSKY

PAVEL PETROVICH - PAVEL TABAKOV NIKITA PANIN - SERGEY KOLTAKOV

YEMELIAN PUGACHEV - ARTHUR IVANOV PRINCESS TARAKANOVA - ANGELINA STRECHINA

STEPAN SHESHKOVSKY - MIKHAIL GOREVOY ALEXEI ORLOV - ARTEM ALEXEEV

ANDREY RAZUMOVSKY - ALEXANDER TKACHIOV NATALIA ALEKSEIEVNA - ALINA TOMNIKOV

GRIGORY POTEMKIN-VLADIMIR YAGLICH GAVRIIL DERZHAVIN - DANILA DUNAYEV

EKATERINA NELIDOVA - DIANA MILYUTINA LEFEBVRE - IGOR GRАBUZOV

KAZIMIERZ OGIŃSKI - ARTEM KRETOV MICHAŁ OGIŃSKI - DANIIL SLUTSKY

MARIA KAROLINA - OLGA MAKEEVA FERDINAND - SERGEY TESSLER

DENIS FONVIZIN - KUZMA SAPRYKIN ADAM OLSUFIEV - STANISLAV STRELKOV

EKATERINA THE GREAT MARINA ALEKSANDROVA

EKATERINA: PRETENDERS

With my order, you are the chief of this military expedition Pyotr Ivanovich.

I bestow on you all the authority to put this rebellion down.

But I can't let you be a dictator like Nikita Ivanovich wanted you to be.

Rage is enough.

Show the rebels no mercy and use all the military tricks you know.

I will be happy to show my loyalty with my hard work.

Prove it, but remember - your monarchs eyes are fixed on you.

I am counting on you, Pyotr Ivanovich.

Your Majesty.

How are you, brother?

Well, I am happy that I'm alive. Political affairs aren't going well.

But you know that. Stop torturing me.

How was it?

The meeting?

- I've got the authority. - Well...

But not as we want it to be, Nikita.

What's the matter?

Moscow county was excluded from the document.

Oh, I see.

But all the counties in Volga are in it.

Twenty thousand swords are controlled by me.

But I need to find men first.

We can do it in Moscow by recruiting them.

I see.

So I will lead them with the monarch's eyes fixed on me.

As I was told.

I don't know what to think about it.

Is it a victory?

But I hope these eyes can't see what is going on in Kazan.

Well, Her Majesty has done it well, smartly and cleverly.

So she sends me to to the Turks for negotiations and you to Pugachev.

She separates us, but we will see!

We like playing and do it well, my brother.

We will be more cunning.

- How can we do that? - We have some cards in our hands.

So, now you start searching for men.

And these men must be loyal only to you.

We can't be suspicious for friends, enemies or like-minded people.

And one more thing. I want you to do me a favor.

I'm listening, brother.

Do you remember my coachman Vlas?

I can't forget this treachery.

So if you meet him among the rebels,

I can swear with my life that he is with them.

Please don't kill or hang him. Find an opportunity to bring him back.

Do you want to show mercy on him?

Yes, brother, indeed.

For all the good things that I've done for him.

I want take his skin off myself while he is alive.

Then I will forgive him and show my mercy.

Now I recognize my brother.

Let God help us!

God saves you!

Lord go with you.

Tell them to put the mayor down and the landowner as well.

Stop it.

And let them be buried according to the laws of the church.

Well, we wanted to hang the mayor's wife right next to him.

I give her my emperor's mercy.

Why is it so, Your Majesty?

Because I've decided it to be so.

She will cook for me and make my bed warm.

Ustinya!

You will help the mayor's wife. Prepare her a bath.

Help her to look good and do whatever she demands.

You can learn manners from her. Understand?

Yes, I do.

Well, well, well.

Ustinya is a servant now.

Not to a lady, but to the Emperor's mistress.

We've nearly seized Kazan. Next is Moscow and Petersburg.

From today we are starting to have lunch as they do in the capital.

What way?

Panin will teach you what to do with the dishes

and how to drink wine instead of the home brew.

There is no big difference between a lady and a mistress.

Do you see it?

Have you heard His Majesty's orders? Go and obey!

Why are you standing still? Play!

I've washed you what else do you need?

Comb my hair.

Why did he choose you?

Your hair is thin.

Your skin is pale.

Did you use magic?

Well, I'll just wait.

He must choose himself.

I don't want to darken my soul.

You are ugly.

NAPLES THE ROYAL PALACE

Did you have any guests while I was away?

Yes, I did.

The Ambassador of Prussia and Mr. Lefebvre.

Did you list everybody?

You can check with the secretary.

There are no mentions here.

So this is the answer.

You've seen a woman here.

Not just one.

Why shouldn't I?

Sir John Acton is at your place almost every night.

I don't mean the lovers.

You've granted her a political asylum.

I don't understand, but

here is the Russian negotiator.

His Highness Count Andrey Razumovsky.

Your Majesty!

Let me give you a verifying letter from my Empress.

We are glad to welcome you to Naples.

Let me express my admiration to your wife!

Let me introduce you to Sir John Acton, the Naval Minister.

It is he who will negotiate about the Russian ships in Naples.

When I started my service, English sailors were my mentors.

I am very glad, Sir.

What did they teach you?

To dance the "Hornpipe".

It's the dance of our shepherds.

Sir John!

Folk dancing is very emotional. It's a pleasure to dance.

Count Andrey!

Promise to dance the "Hornpipe" for me.

With great pleasure, your Majesty.

And I will dance a tarantella for you.

Well...

I hope that the meeting will be such a success

that all of us will start dancing immediately.

Count, let me introduce you to my maid of honor.

Your Highness.

I was ordered to show you the beauty of the capital of Naples.

Finally, the Russians sent us a negotiator

who is interested in dancing not just in political affairs.

I think we will be on good terms.

Do you like him?

As a woman, why not.

Doesn't it seem strange for you, Your Majesty,

that our negotiator is such a young man.

He is from a noble family.

He is well-educated.

Do you think he has any purpose here?

Who knows.

I've given my orders to Angelica to find it out.

The dawn is coming. Come here.

Stop. Wait, please.

Don't you like it?

Of course, I do.

Just give me some time to rest.

Tell me.

For how long have Ferdinand and Maria Karolina slept separately?

They've changed.

Now they find passion in the arms of their lovers.

But soon enough, they'll be madly in love again.

Have you seen any new people at court recently?

Like any noble women of Russian origin for example?

Why are you asking?

Don't you like me any more?

You are the most delicious fruit I've ever tasted.

I heard there is a woman in Naples

who falsely claims the Russian throne.

I haven't seen her at the palace.

I think you won't see her there.

If she is here, then she is hidden from other people.

Why do you need her?

I am very curious.

What is a night of desires?

Don't accept this invitation.

A night of desires is an orgy in the palace.

An orgy?

Noble people being incognito choose anyone they like for a night.

It may be a Queen herself.

Here is a picture of Aeneas.

And also a picture of number three. What does it mean?

I don't know.

I haven't been there.

I'm sure you don't need to go there.

If I refuse, Ferdinand could stop supporting me.

Who cares?

It's a matter of honor!

Well, let me deal with my honor myself!

Nobody invited you there.

What if a Russian negotiator is there?

Well, then we may find ourselves to be an ally with Russia in the morning.

A Russian ally?

Have you forgotten who these people are?

I do remember them perfectly well. Not like you.

These people had five coups in the first half of the century.

Maybe it's time to speak about the sixth one?

He was interested in some Russian lady.

We could have a refugee in Naples.

This woman is interested in the Russian throne.

How exciting!

You can go.

But wait for a bit.

What is so special about him?

I don't know, Your Majesty.

But I cried twice last night.

Cried twice?

As if he already knew what I would want.

You can see the foreign ships don't suit the Naples landscape too much.

We will be glad if they go back home as soon as possible.

We want it just as much as you do.

But it depends on your decision.

Half of our ships need to be repaired and you refuse to fix them.

Do you want us to leave the majority of the ships to rot here?

And just sail far away?

Or you don't help us because

the French or Turks told you not to help.

Naples is an independent state.

So we don't obey any orders.

We'd better finish it for today.

Let me, Sir John.

Count Orlov gave me the list with the requirements for our ships.

We won't use the shipyards for a long time.

I ask you for help.

We are openhearted, Sir John.

You've even made the description of the docks.

We have nothing to hide from you.

You've got a lot of gunpowder and cannon-balls.

Won't your ships sink on their way?

We can reduce our stocks without leaving the Bay of Naples.

What do you think about that?

Sir...

KUCHUK-KAINARJI RUSSIAN ARMY CAMP

Nikita Ivanovich.

How late can a person be to negotiations

before we consider it an insult?

This one doesn't count.

We've been waiting for them for four hours!

Don't you think they procrastinate on purpose?

Well, with a great deal of certainty I can agree.

But you need to have patience. It is also a part of policy.

Don't worry we will punish them politely for that.

As-salamu alaykum, Nikita Ivanovich.

We are very sorry, gentlemen, for being late.

So please take this gift.

It's our apology.

In the name of the Embassy we thank you for the hospitality

and for this nice treat.

Well, let's sit down.

I hope your trip

- was not rough. - Yes, we are sorry once again.

Sit down, gentlemen.

I'm afraid we have to delay our negotiations

for at least another week.

Our messenger, who carried the agreement

from our Sultan in Constantinople,

disappeared on the way.

We can't sign anything without the agreement.

Of course.

What a misfortune!

Misfortune indeed.

But we are so glad you've brought all this to us!

Halva, baklava...

The sweets from the East!

You won't believe me, but I prefer our simple bagels with poppy seeds.

I want you to bring a hot samovar and a lot of bagels, please.

I think we will sit there until the Turkish cocks start singing.

Well, we will sign the agreement when it is delivered.

And now let's discuss the formal side of that agreement.

Like new Russian lands and a new border as well.

But if you want to continue our conversation in a week...

It's your right.

Well, we will continue with our attack, won't we?

Sorry, I didn't get that.

How?

- How can you continue? - What is so surprising for you?

We can't just sit and do nothing.

Just one week until we get a new agreement from Constantinople.

Are you joking, Nikita Ivanovich?

No, I'm not.

Just look here, Mehmed-Pasha.

These flags mark the present border.

Just imagine if we have the war for seven more days.

Will this border be at the same place?

I don't think so.

This is Alexander Vasilyevich!

He is ready to argue.

Alexander Vasilyevich, could you help us?

Where will our army be tomorrow morning?

If we continue our way,

then tomorrow morning we will be there.

Near Varna.

Dear Mehmed-Pasha, we will wait for a new agreement.

But for each wasted day

we will take lands, which we can seize in war time.

And I assure you, we won't take more than we could have seized.

You see, we are not greedy people.

But we won't give our own lands to you.

So how should I tell this to my sultan?

Tell him the truth and don't try to deceive him.

I'll do my best.

And the agreement will be here as soon as possible.

We hope for that.

But don't take too long.

Constantinople isn't really far from here as well.

Well done, Nikita Ivanovich!

Bravo!

Thank you!

You've decided to taste sanguinaccio dolce, Your Majesty?

- What's that? - It's a dessert.

Made with pigs blood.

It tastes spicy.

You almost can't taste the blood.

- Awful! - It's the taste of Naples.

People love sanguinaccio dolce.

If you want your people to love you, you must love the things they like.

Why didn't you tell me you helped the Russian woman?

It is a favor, which Naples did for the French monarch.

Is she really so good-looking?

I want to see her.

It is impossible.

She is in danger.

From whom?

Your Majesty!

You don't share your secrets with me!

Be honest with me. Even you want to see her again.

Probably.

But I divide my wishes and political affairs.

Have you invited her to a night of desires?

Of course, you have!

Nobody will see her face.

And you can have fun with her without any risks.

I am not so good at love affairs as you are.

You made an Englishman the Naval Minister

just to get him into your bed!

I must admit that he is better at being a minister than a lover.

You are very well aware of it, Your Majesty.

The password.

Aeneas.

I would choose you.

Choose me?

Guests must choose each other?

Wearing this?

Those who invite the guests know the number of their guests.

Everybody chooses a number.

And if the numbers match each other,

you can have a private room.

But if they don't?

You will go to a private room with the person who has no match either.

And the Russian woman?

You told me she would be here.

How will I know her if she wears a mask?

The Queen's number is two.

The King's number is one.

Watch the king. He's invited her.

Only he knows what her number is.

His eyes will give her away.

Why does the Queen give so many hints?

Because she will get you for sure.

Now or a bit later.

But His Majesty will be so annoyed.

The Queen likes to teach him lessons.

Be brave, Count!

Everybody has the right to choose.

Let the numbers show us their choice.

And the stars rush to the heyday.

Day by day we see each other in clothes.

But our imagination looks through them.

It watches with no shame our naked body.

Day by day our arms are close to our body.

But in our fantasies they touch other women and men.

Our passions are storms inside us.

They don't find a way out and hurt our soul.

Today in this castle there are brave and free-spirited people.

Yes.

You are better than the others.

You are higher than the others.

You refuse to overwhelm your instincts.

Very soon you will meet a dark side of your nature

to become yourself.

Life will be the same after this night.

But you will be different.

You will be renewed.

It's time to forget about your bonds of modesty.

It's time to open up to each other.

The choice has been made.

Who chose number one?

And whom did number one choose?

Wrong.

No matches.

Who chose number two?

And whom did number two choose?

No matches.

Who chose number three?

And whom did number three choose?

Number six and number three.

There is a match.

Two stars are destined to be united.

Go and quench your thirst.

Well, dear participants!

Let's continue!

I must be honest to you.

I've chosen you just to escape another unpleasant meeting.

Even under this mask you are more charming than other women.

The moment you put it off will be like a miracle.

Do you know me?

Everyone in St. Petersburg is talking about your beauty.

I'm Count Andrey Razumovsky.

Let me see your face.

Why do you want to see me?

To be praised for the journey that I've made.

- What are you doing? - I want to fall in love with you.

I think our dreams are different, Count.

Do you think that I've come here for physical relationships?

Do you doubt that I am a good lover?

To tell the truth I can find a lover any moment I want him.

We've come here for different purposes.

Please, wait.

I am sorry I was wrong.

I shouldn't have started with this.

But we'd better finish this.

I'm sorry I am not interested in you.

Your Majesty!

There are no titles here, Andrey.

Did my hints help you?

Thanks for those.

Show your gratitude.

What about Sir John?

Let him go to his English hell!

CONSTANTINOPLE

We are very sorry that you have to face a temporary armistice.

The Russian army has done an impossible thing, I must admit.

As you know, my dear Sultan, France is helping you.

We are grateful for it.

And France is grateful for your efforts in the war with Russia.

And we will be more generous if you continue this war.

This time, my dear Sultan,

we will support you not only with weaponry.

We have a legal heir for the Russian throne.

Ekaterina is losing her power.

It's because of her court's conspiracy.

France has an army.

It's time to go against Russia publicly together with the Ottoman Empire.

You know the consequences.

England won't lose its chance to swim across the English Channel.

But we will send you our best ships.

My people die on your ships.

My Empire loses the lands of our ancestors covered with blood.

And what does France lose?

Ships and cannons?

Wood and iron?

Will you go against Russia publicly?

Dear Sultan, we know that it's impossible now.

In this case I will negotiate with the other side.

I mean - with the Russians.

My ship will stay here for two days.

If you change your mind, you will get the fleet

twice as big as the English one.

Bon voyage, Monsieur Lefebvre!

THE BAY OF NAPLES THE FLAGSHIP OF THE RUSSIAN NAVY

I see you didn't need the cabin.

Have you seen her?

Yes, she was there, but I failed to seduce her.

What is it about your gift or curse?

It was the first time for me.

You have met a clever woman for the first time.

You need such an experience.

Stop teasing me, Count!

I've made a mistake.

I need to think how to improve it.

There is nothing to think about.

A clever woman wants a clever man.

And the Razymovsky family has never had any brains.

We need to create a rumor in the court,

that Count Orlov-Chesmensky,

the man who killed the Russian Emperor Pyotr Fedorovich,

is in Naples.

But it is true.

You will tell the right people that.

Count Orlov is on the ship on purpose.

Ekaterina the Great sent him there as an exile.

She started to hate those who helped her to get the throne.

You are a dangerous man, Alexei Grigoryevich...

Are you worrying about something, Your Majesty?

It's just a bad dream.

There was a rebellion in Petersburg and they wanted to hang me.

Oh, my God!

It was just a bad dream, Your Majesty.

Kazan will lose very soon, why can't it happen in Petersburg?

Your Majesty, they are still fighting.

I believe the rebellion is doomed.

After Kazan, the imposter will have more people.

I don't agree.

My intuition tells me that his days are over.

Your intuition...

Do you rely upon it?

As I get older I start to listen to it more often.

Put them like this.

Just like me.

Well done!

Where shall I put it?

Why did you pour this from the kettle?

And you haven't cleaned it!

So I must stand here with it?

Pour it back to the kettle and put it on a low heat.

When I send Ustinya to you, then pour it!

And don't forget to clean it!

Well...

Ustinya!

Go and help the mistress.

Then call for the Emperor and his court men.

No news from Chumak.

So he couldn't get our spies from the landowners.

I hope they haven't captured him.

Did you offer my forgiveness to the people in the tower?

Yes, we did.

They start shooting.

We will wait until they are out of gunpowder.

Come on, silent lady. We need to put a dress on you.

How dare you talk to your lady like that?

She is the Emperor's mistress!

And you treat her like a dog!

Do you mean that I am a dog as well?

Why are you angry with a poor girl?

- She has no education. - No education?

Haven't you educated her as a father how to talk to grown-ups?

Don't be angry with her.

Let's go, Ustinya.

Tell Panin to hurry up! I'm starving!

Clean your boots.

You are going to the Emperor's dinner not to a pub.

Can't we just chew something? Do we have to just look at each other?

While the wine is being poured you can have a conversation

about the upbringing, some business or other stuff.

I wish we had some meat for the wine.

Now you can drink it.

What an awful drink!

Do they drink the same in Petersburg?

We've got a spy!

We nearly died there.

He was wounded, but he had time to tell us.

The German girl has found a new commander.

The general in chief Pyotr Panin is gathering people in Moscow.

Then he will come to Kazan.

Good news, Chumak.

I know this Pyotr Panin. A stupid general, that's all.

We can easily deceive him.

Listen to me, Bogomol!

Now you are general in chief Pyotr Panin.

You are going to be my loyal servant.

You will kill the enemies, won't you?

I will, Your Majesty. Yo have my loyalty.

Why is she sitting with you at the same table?

Hold your tongue.

She is my mistress Tatiana Harlova.

If people in the army knew about her, they wouldn't trust you anymore.

Chumak, you've started to think too much

about things that you can't understand.

Sit down. Eat something.

I won't eat with her at the same table.

I couldn't swallow any food.

So go and gather some troops for me!

To turn Panin into dust!

Where can I find them? They all are near the tower.

They are waiting for the army.

We need to build ladders and break the walls!

And wait for Panin over there with bullets from our guns.

Have you become deaf, Chumak?

I told you to sit down.

Eat something.

Then you will go to gather the troops.

Why are you staring at me?

She can stare at anyone she likes.

Stop looking down!

Look at him.

I'd better go to the tower's wall.

Then I will gather the troops.

I let you go.

Your Majesty.

Why have you sent the servant away?

She is tired. Let her have some sleep.

Why haven't you knocked first?

I am not alone. Remember your manners!

For how long have we had them?

As of today!

Well, I wanted to tell you something.

There is a hole in the wall.

If we want to take this tower, we must go through it.

I am glad to hear that!

Tomorrow I will go and see how big the hole is.

If it is big, we can take the tower by evening.

Go, Chumak.

And don't enter again without knocking.

Have you heard me?

Tomorrow I will have the tower!

What next?

Next are Moscow and Petersburg.

Are you going to hang all noble people and officers?

Why all of them?

Only those who are against me and simple people.

But those who care for the people, they will help us.

Tell me do I treat you badly?

I wouldn't treat your mayor badly as well.

He could be at my service.

He could be an officer to fight for the people.

Not for that German girl.

And if you liked me while my husband was alive?

Who knows that.

What's the use of talking about it?

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