Are you familiar with any movies placed in a XIX centry Russia?

Bar sci-fi parts.
Have you watched the Russian TV miniseries adaptations of Dostoevsky's works? The Idiot was excellent imo.
I know a few others based in 20th century Eastern Europe. Like Gabor Body's Narcissus and Pscyhe (Hungary). Bloody hard to find though.
Opium: Diary of a Madwoman by Janos Szasz is another set in pre-WWI Eastern Europe.
Sergei Parajanov's
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is a 19th century set masterpiece too. Carpathians setting.
Wojciech Jerzy Has'
The Doll is set in warsaw 1870s. Really good. his
Hourglass Sanatorium is incredible. One of my all-time favourites. (Same with
The Saragossa Manuscript though it is not at all set in the right era for you.) You should watch as many of this director's films as you can find. I think you would love them.
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Hmm sounds interesting.
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Did you see my post about Alien Covenant?
I did. I'm just waiting to see it before commenting fully. I've heard conflicting views now. A few people told me it discarded many of the good aspects of Prometheus (the mystery, the pacing, etc) and went too much for the blockbuster
Aliens type action feel. Poor character development was another Flaw I was told. But you think different. I'm going to watch it with an open mind.