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Fiennes' gaffes hit sour note in Russia

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From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 19990607
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MOSCOW Stung by criticism of musical inaccuracies in Ralph Fiennes' new film "Onegin," the movie's producers tried in vain to restrict press access to the world premiere here last week.

The film, directed by Fiennes' sister Martha Fiennes and produced by Seven Arts, is based on the verse novel Eugene Onegin by Russia's most famous author, Alexander Pushkin. It opened in Moscow, just before celebrations began last week marking the 200th anniversary of the poet's birth.

But criticisms published in some British newspapers after a special screening in St. Petersburg so upset the producers that ...

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