Watch Balakirev the Buffoon
- 2002
Adapted from a play performed at the Lenkom Theatre, "Balakirev the Buffoon" is a 162-minute Russian tragic comedy. The 2002 television movie focuses on Ivan Balakirev, the court jester who entertains the Tzar. The fool, or buffoon, finds himself gradually involved in the inner politics of the royal family. The story is based upon actual events that occurred during the era of Peter the Great.