The head of Department on interregional relations of the Chancellery of the Russian Imperial house Vadim Lopukhin, the Director of the office Alexander Zakatov and the head of the Imperial house Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna
In the Russian Imperial house consider it necessary at public expense to make a film, the answer is “Matilda” by Alexei Uchitel. Such opinion on air of radio station “Moscow speaking” stated the Director of the office of the head of the House of Romanoff, Alexander Zakatov.
However, he expressed the hope that the government allocates to this picture the amount is not less than it allocated to the Teacher. “Sir, certainly, has the right to remove anything he wants, for their money, but we are not satisfied that it is being filmed at public money. You can not deny, is a dead end road. You need to deal with this truth, another drugs lie not”, — said Sunset.
According to him, it is necessary that those who have the opportunity, I would “true” the films would be told about the Imperial family on the basis of historical sources. “We are not filmmakers, but we hope that people who have the appropriate talents, create such works, and that the state no less to Finance these projects,” he said.
The Sunsets, he said, to watch a movie not intended. “I had the frame of the trailer to understand that in any case initially, the film was far-fetched, untrue and offensive to the memory dear to me the person of the Emperor Nicholas II, whom I admire as a Saint. It shows some nonsense, which was not even close”, he said.
Earlier the Deputy of the state Duma Natalia Poklonskaya sent to the interior Ministry, the Prosecutor General and the Ministry of culture of Russia a hundred thousand citizens, insulted by the film by Alexei Uchitel “Matilda”. She also was sent to the office signed by 37 parliamentarians parliamentary inquiry on the adoption of measures to prevent abuse of religious feelings of believers and desecration of Orthodox shrines storyline of the picture.
The scandal surrounding the film erupted in November 2016. Taylor repeatedly asked the Prosecutor General to check the “Matilda”. According to her, the tape has offended the religious feelings of citizens of Russia and other countries. Not yet released, the picture was criticized by the representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Premiere of “Matilda” is scheduled for 6 October at the Mariinsky theatre in St. Petersburg. In wide release, the movie will be released on October 25. The film tells about the relationship of crown Prince Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov (the future Emperor Nicholas II) and ballerina Matilda Kshesinskaya.