I wasn’t even aware of the movie based on her story though, she was just another fascinating historical figure who died in a similarly horrific way to Marie Antoinette (who I felt significantly more sorry for, I don’t know why).ĭespite how much I like the 1997 animated movie Anastasia, it has very little regard for actual history, and while the musical based on the movie does strive to be closer to actual history, it still isn’t completely accurate. There was one particular series of books I enjoyed, which were written in a diary format (My Royal Diary, maybe? I’m not sure of the name) and in this series I eagerly devoured stories of Cleopatra, Queen Victoria (and a Princess Victoria too), Marie Antoinette and, of course, Anastasia. I was never, ever a Disney princess type of girl, nope, I was going to read the gritty stories of real life queens and princesses. When I was young (read: nine, ten, elevenish), my obsession was princesses and queens. I remember the first time I came across Anastasia Romanova, the famous grand duchess of Russia. Today, I’m looking at the new Broadway musical Anastasia, the animated movie it was based on, and in a departure from what I usually do, the real life story that inspired them. This is part three of a series that I’ve been running for the month of February, where I compare popular books with their musical and movie adaptions, looking at their similarities and differences.
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