a well known character. and his story. a theory. and the desire to give the right image about a Russian personality who, decade by decade, becomes more and more ambiguous. a film about Rasputin is always around the controversies. this movie is not an exception. and the motif to see it remains the perspective of director about a delicate subject. his death as ball of political plans and as symptom of deep crisis. the old Russia - subject of nostalgia and late dreams. the Imperial family as victim of challenges of period. the Russian cinema ways for give a special aura to historical films. and Ivan Okhlobystin as a Rasputin who has new traits comparing it with the others films about the same character. result, an explanation. about the context and the actors of a terrible crime. about the fall of an era. about the profound Russia.