彼得堡贵族青年奥涅金，厌倦了上流社会生活，由于一个偶然的机会．到了俄国的乡村。在那里他结识了地主拉林家的长女塔季扬娜。塔季扬娜对奥涅金一见钟情。经过激烈的思想斗争．她给奥涅金写了一封深表爱慕之情的信，却遭到奥涅金的拒绝。后来，奥涅金在决斗中杀死了自己的好友连斯基，便离开了乡村。几年之后，奥涅金在彼得堡上流社会的一次交际活动上又遇见塔季扬娜。此时的塔季扬娜已从一个纯朴的农家少女出落成上流社会“女神”般的贵妇人。奥涅金为虚荣心所驱使，为她神魂颠倒，拼命追求塔季扬娜。而塔季扬娜则真诚地告诉他：此刻她仍然爱他，却不能属于他，因为她要忠于自己的丈夫。

The imperious Onegin rejects naive Tatiana's proposal of love and also incites a duel with his best friend turned rival Lenski (Piotr Beczala). This sets the scene for a dramatic story of love, loyalty and betrayal. Acclaimed theatre director Deborah Warner presents this lavish new interpretation of the timeless tale. Set in the 19th century and moving episodically from farmhouse to ballroom, the production culminates in an unforgettable finale set during a snowstorm.

叶甫盖尼·奥涅金的生活很奢华：舞会、招待会、戏剧首演以及首都能为年轻人提供的其他娱乐活动。但社交生活早已让他疲惫不堪，因此他认为住在村里的叔叔生病的消息是一个逃离令人厌恶的世界的机会。然而，到了庄园后，奥涅金得知一个亲戚去世了，但这并没有让叶甫盖尼太难过。他的经济状况非常糟糕，叔叔很有钱，却没有其他继承人。奥涅金把自己关在庄园里，避开邻居，邻居们很快就开始称他为怪人。叶甫盖尼过着漫无目的的孤独生活，直到从国外回来的庄园主人出现在邻近的庄园--一个年轻、热情、对生活尚未满足的连斯基，他把叶甫盖尼介绍给了塔吉娅娜和奥尔加·拉林姐妹。

柴可夫斯基根据普希金永恒诗体小说改编的作品在纽约大都会歌剧院的舞台上由黛博拉·沃纳执导的动人制作中呈现，安娜·奈瑞贝科饰演塔季扬娜，马柳什·克维钦和彼得·马特伊共同担纲主角。阿列克谢·多尔戈夫演唱连斯基一角，罗宾·蒂恰蒂担任指挥。

A superb Russian art film transcribed from Tchaikovsky's great opera. The photography, the acting, the sets and costumes are very artistically done. There are not enough opera films set in real locations as this one is. Some people may object to the singers' voices being dubbed over non-operatic actors, but the lead actors are so beautiful and convincing that their presence adds greatly to the romantic atmosphere -- this film would not be the same without them. If you love Tchaikovsky's music then you will love this film. Roman Tikhominov directed two other excellent opera films set in real locations (not stage performances): Queen of Spades (1960) and Prince Igor (1970), but Eugene Onegin (1958) is the best of all.

2007年萨尔茨堡音乐节推出全新制作的柴科夫斯基歌剧《叶甫盖尼·奥涅金》，获得极大成功，演唱塔吉雅娜的俄罗斯女高音Anna Samuil获得最多喝彩，同时，该制作本身也赢得一致称赞。 “每一细节都掌控得无与伦比！”（《萨尔茨堡晚报》）； “三个小时的激情、温柔和渴望，美妙的演出、伟大的歌唱！”（《联合通讯社》）。

A filmed version of Tchaikovsky's opera. Onegin visits a friend, his fiancee and her sister Tatiana, who believes Onegin is her fated love. She writes a note telling him so, but he rejects her. Years later he returns, finding her married, but now he's smitten with her.

Film excerpts from 1914-1917 have been put together into a 40 minute Russian documentary on Yevgeni Bauer. Some of them seem to be taken from private collections (Vera Popova, Alexander Hanzhonkov, Ivan Perestiani, Amo Bek-Nazaryan etc) not usually open to the public. Also includes a short footage capturing Baeur's presence in post-production. [Excerpts from:] * Ditya bolshogo goroda (Дитя большого города, 1914) aka Child of the Big City * Kholodnye dushi (Холодные души, 1914) aka Cold Souls * Slava - nam, smert' - vragam (Слава — нам, смерть — врагам, 1914) aka Glory to Us, Death to Our Enemies * Yuriy Nagornyy (Юрий Нагорный, 1915) * Deti veka (Дети века, 1915) aka Children of the Age * Pervaya lyubov (Первая любовь, 1915) * Tysyacha vtoraya khitrost (Тысяча вторая хитрость, 1915) aka The 1002nd Ruse * Gryozy (Грёзы, 1915) aka Daydreams * Zhizn za zhizn (Жизнь за жизнь, 1916) aka A Life for a Life * Prikljuchenie Liny v Sochi (Приключение Лины в Сочи, 1916) * Umirayushchii lebed (Умирающий лебедь, 1916) aka The Dying Swan * Nelli Raintseva (Нелли Раинцева, 1916) * Nabat (Набат, 1917) aka The Alarm * Za schastem (За счастьем, 1917) aka For happiness * Korol Parizha (Король Парижа, 1917) aka The King of Paris

主人公是圣彼得堡的贵族青年奥涅金，有过和一般的贵族青年相似的奢靡的生活道路，但是当时的时代气氛和进步的启蒙思想、亚当·斯密的《国富论》和卢梭的《社会契约论》、拜伦颂扬自由和个性解放的诗歌，都对他产生了影响，使他对现实的态度发生了变化。他开始厌倦上流社会空虚无聊的生活，抱着对新的生活的渴望来到乡村，并试图从事农事改革。　　然而，华而不实的贵族教育没有给予他任何实际工作的能力，好逸恶劳的恶习又在他身上打下了深深的烙印，加之周围地主的非难和反对，奥涅金到头来仍处于无所事事、苦闷和彷徨的境地，染上了典型的时代病－－忧郁症。在乡下的庄园，他和连斯基及其未婚妻奥尔伽成为好友。奥尔伽的姐姐达吉雅娜纯朴、多情，她热烈地爱上了奥涅金，并勇敢地写信向他倾诉自己纯洁的爱情，却遭到奥涅金的拒绝。