Bednaya Nastya

Poor Nastya is a wonderful Russian costume TV series. Kind, beautiful, romantic, fascinating, naive, but at the same time intriguing. Beautiful locations and amazing actors literally took me to the 19th century. Balls, duels, honor and nobility, love and betrayal, pride and prejudice. I think with this series you can have a good rest and have fun. The best thing about this series is that the directors are not obsessed with one love line, the plot is constantly evolving around all the characters. My favorites are Vladimir Korf, Natasha, Mikhail, Liza and Zabaluev.

This TV series is airing now in Greece. While I was there I tried to catch as many episodes as possible, and I even taped some to make sure I wasn't going to miss them! I loved the settings, the atmosphere, the costumes... I thought it was all very well done! Each episode carried the flavor of the 19th century into my 21st century living room! I also liked the twists and turns of the plot. Unlike most other soap operas, this one had quite a few surprises. Yes, I did see some things coming, but that has more to do with me being a seasoned TV viewer than the series being anything close to "banal". The acting was good as well. I regretted the fact that in Greece the series was aired dubbed. I think I would have enjoyed it even more in its original language. All in all, a series worth watching. If it airs in your area, consider yourselves lucky!

When "Poor Anastasia" started here in Greece I intended to ignore it but after the first episode I was hopelessly addicted. The atmosphere that is created by costumes, locations and characters transfered me to my childhood when I was terribly fond of fairy tales. Moreover, a number of experienced actors manage to back up the whole story and the new generation of very talented and motivated actors give this production the energy and colour that it needs to move on. My absolute favourite: Daniil Strakhov (Vladimir I. Korf) who develops from a difficult, hot tempered, selfish big boy to a brave, tender, caring, mature man of honour. I started getting interested in Russia just a short while ago and I've been trying to get reliable information on country and culture through well made docus. "Poor Anastasia" is my first insight into everyday Russian TV culture and into its current development and this is especially interesting considering the experiences and changes that Russian society has been going through for the last 10 to 15 years. "Poor Anastasia" gives me an idea what people like in contemporary Russia and why they might like the glamour, luxury and values and attitudes reflected by the characters. "Anastasia" certainly conveys a nostalgic picture of Russian 19th century glory but it also contains a certain amount of criticism and revolution e.g. the poor position of slaves, disobedience towards the monarch etc. In general: the whole team of "Anastasia" did a great job and I don't intend to miss any episode, well done and congratulations Russia!!! My next project: read Russian literature (Pushkin was mentioned in the series).

I like the series very much.The garment ,the music ,the performance ,etc ,all are very best.I watched nearly every episode of this movie.Anna and Korf are my favorite figures in the series.In China,there are only 114 episodes.I watched them every night.The movie are full of Russian culture.The only drawback is the process of plot is too slow.Serveral episodes happened in one night.The dialog is also too long.Unfortunately,Anna and Korf's dialogs are not long .I enjoy their romantic story.I hope to watch much more Russian excellent movies in future.With the same social background,beautiful garments ,handsome actors and charming actress.

The Russian XIX century in its the best traits, romanticism being the first one. Seductive for locations and costumes, for twists and flavors of the period, for lovely stories and especially for acting, it is one of beautiful series , in soap opera style but cooked after Russian tradition who propose a large fresco, naivety and tension in fair doses, delicate situations and rivalries, fights and confessions, old nobility and enthusiastic young people.

Short, delightful.