Anastasia (1997)

Synopsis of Anastasia

The first feature from the 20th Century-Fox animation unit in Phoenix, Arizona, this is the ninth film produced and directed by the Don Bluth/Gary Goldman duo (An American Tail) and the first animated feature to be made in CinemaScope since Disney's Sleeping Beauty (1959). This $50 million animated fantasy retells the story of Anastasia, daughter of Czar Nicholas, beginning with her childhood in 1916 Russia. After Rasputin's curse on the Romanovs, little Anastasia is separated from her grandmother, the Dowager Empress Maria. After growing up in an orphanage, Anastasia emerges as a young woman called Anya. With no clear memory of her youth, Anya encounters entrepreneurs who seek an Anastasia look-alike in hopes of collecting a reward in Paris from the aged Dowager Empress. Despite demonic interference from Rasputin, the three travel to Paris where another problem awaits: the Dowager Empress is now skeptical of the parade of imposters. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

94 mins

Director(s):

Don Bluth, Gary Goldman

Writer(s):

Susan Gauthier, Eric Tuchman, Bruce Graham

Producer(s):

Gary Goldman, Don Bluth

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

G(Excellent For Children, Mild Violence)

Categories:

Family & Kids, Animation

• 1997 - Broadcast Film Critics Association - Best Family Film

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