Episode 1
Episode 1
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Returning to Russia from abroad, Prince Myshkin brought all his innocent feelings and pure observations with him.
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The Idiot
20031 season7.8 / 10
The Idiot (Идиот) is a 2003 Russian costume drama television serial written by Vladimir Bortko, adapted from Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1869 novel of the same title. In corrupt 19th-century St Petersburg, Christ-like Prince Myshkin becomes entangled in the lives of the self-destructive Nastasya Filippovna and the romantic Aglaya Epanchina.
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Synopsis
The Idiot (Идиот) is a 2003 Russian costume drama television serial written by Vladimir Bortko, adapted from Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1869 novel of the same title. In corrupt 19th-century St Petersburg, Christ-like Prince Myshkin becomes entangled in the lives of the self-destructive Nastasya Filippovna and the romantic Aglaya Epanchina.
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Episode 2
Episode 2
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Myshkin makes the acquaintance of Lizaveta Prokofyevna and her three daughters-Alexandra, Adelaida and Aglaya. They are all very curious about him and not shy about expressing their opinion, particularly Aglaya.
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Episode 3
Episode 3
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General Ivolgin and Prince Myshkin go to Nastasya Filippovna's party, although they are not invited. Passion and humility are the main guests of the party.
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Episode 4
Episode 4
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Returning to Petersburg, the Prince visits Rogozhin's house.
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Episode 5
Episode 5
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Prince Myshkin is recovering at Lebedyev's house.
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Episode 6
Episode 6
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Prince Myshkin writes a letter to Aglaya with innocent feelings and suffers the wrath of Elizevata.
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Episode 7
Episode 7
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Sick Ippolit, staying at Prince Myshkin's house, wants to shoot himself with a pistol in the presence of the visitors.
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Episode 8
Episode 8
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Nastasya Filippovna bids farewell to Prince Myshkin in tears.
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Episode 9
Episode 9
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Elizaveta organizes a party for high society and invites Prince as well.
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Episode 10
Episode 10
50m10.0 / 10finale
On the wedding day, Nastasya Filippovna's surprise move changes the agenda again.
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Cast
Evgeny MironovPrince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin
Lydia VelezhevaNastasya Filippovna
Olga BudinaAgláya IvánovnaEvgeniy SemyonovIppolít Teréntyev
Vladimir IlinLukyán Timoféevich / 'Lébedyev'
Inna ChurikovaLizavéta Prokófyevna
Oleg BasilashviliGeneral Iván Fyódorovich Epanchín
Anastasiya MelnikovaAlexándra IvánovnaCredits
- Created by
- Vladimir Bortko
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Miniseries
- Episodes
- 10
- Original language
- Russian
- Original title
- Идиот
Networks & production
Russia-1Russia- Studio 2-B-2 EntertainmentRussia
Themes
19th centurybased on novel or bookcostume dramaexistential dramahistorical dramaminiseriesperiod dramast. petersburg, russia