KATIA
(Mayer-Burstyn) The Romanovs were a tragic lot; but no member of the dynasty was a more tragic figure than the Tsar Alexander II. He was assassinated on the eve of proclaiming his beloved Empress, and of giving a Constitution to his sorelytried people. Nobody played a bigger part in his life than the Princess Catherine Dolgorouky. "Katia" (or " Catherine," as they are calling it in this country), is her story. Characteristically, Katia bursts into the picture like a young whirlwind, haughty and impetuous in her girlish caprice. She leaves it a sorrowing young widow whose last words are " pauvre Russe" --- unhappy Russia! Danielle Darrieux showed her greatness as a tragedienne in " Mayerling ee
she demonstrates her brilliance again in this new French picture. It is as if she has fitted herself perfectly into the character of that unhappy, wilful young woman who nearly changed Russia’s destiny. Her joy and grief are spontaneous. She portrays the caprice of youth and the sorrow of maturity with equal felicity. It is, of course, her picture, If you cannot understand French, there are efficient English sub-titles,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 38, 15 March 1940, Page 30
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183KATIA New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 38, 15 March 1940, Page 30
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