Three Musketeers (2004 musical)

2004 Ukrainian-Russian musical film starring Volodymyr Zelenskyy

For the novel's film adaptations, see The Three Musketeers in film.

Three Musketeers

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Tinatin (Tina) Barkalay
Written by|

* Volodymyr Zelenskyy
* Boris Shefir
* Sergey Shefir

Based on| The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas
Produced by|

* Alexey Goncharenko
* Vladislav Ryashin
* Ella Boblenyuk
* Gennady Hochstein

Starring|

* Volodymyr Zelenskyy
* Anna Ardova
* Ruslana Pysanka
* Alyona Sviridova
* Andriy Danylko

Cinematography| Vyacheslav Lazarev

Production
companies

"Melorama Production" commissioned by FSUE SCC TV Channel "Russia-1" and STC "Inter"

Release date

* December 31, 2004 (2004-12-31)

[1]

Running time

| 99 minutes
Country| Ukraine
Language| Russian

Three Musketeers (Russian: Три мушкетера, romanized: Три мушкетери) is a Ukrainian-Russian New Year's musical film starring Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Anna Ardova, Ruslana Pysanka and Alyona Sviridova. It is based on the novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas. The comedy was released on December 31, 2004, on Russia-1 (Russia) and Inter (Ukraine).[1]

## Plot[edit]

A young and determined d'Artagnan goes to Paris to pursue a career as a musketeer in the Royal Regiment. There he meets Athos, Portos and Aramis, with whom he later forms a warm friendship. Captain of the Women's Regiment De Treville, of course, in such an environment weaves intrigue and gossip. In the French capital d'Artagnan finds his first love, Constance Bonassier. Queen Anne of Austria constantly presses King Louis XIII of France to lead a healthy lifestyle, forcing himto do one or another sport. The King, being of a poetic nature who prefers a bohemian way of life, opposes this in every possible way. The Queen then embarks on an affair with Lord Buckingham. The main enemy of all the heroes is the insidious Cardinal Madame Richelieu.[1][2]

The authors of this new version of "The Three Musketeers" dared to tell a classic story and cast Dumas in a completely unexpected way. The three musketeers were made women, and the musketeer regiment was made female. Dartaniana (Volodymyr Zelenskyy) no longer associates with the musketeers' male friendship, but rather the relationship of older sisters and mentors.[3]

## Cast[edit]

[4]

Role  | Actor

|

d'Artagnan  | Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Athos  | Alyona Sviridova
Portos  | Ruslana Pysanka
Aramis  | Anna Ardova
Queen Anne of Austria  | Amalia Mordvinova [ru]
King Louis XIII  | Yuriy Stoyanov
Madame Richelieu  | Andriy Danylko
Captain De Treville  | Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Constance Bonassier  | Yulia Nachalova
La Chegne  | Stanislav Sadalsky
Duke of Buckingham  | Ville Juhana Haapasalo
The Musketeer Lady  | Neonila Biletska
Molby, assistant to the Duke of Buckingham  | Alexey Vertinsky
Cardinal's Guard  | Yuri Krapov
Cardinal's Guard  | Sergey Kazanin
Cardinal's Guard  | Denis Manzhosov
Cardinal's Guard  | Alexander Pikalov
Tavern owner  | Alexander Getmanski
Singer in the square  | Jasmin
Singer in the square  | Tatiana Nedelska
Father of d'Artagnan  | Vladimir Etush

## Songs[edit]

New songs were specially written for the musical.[5] The Composers were Maxim Dunaevsky, Egor Olesov, Ivan Rozin and Vladimir Kripak.[1]

Title  | Artist

|

"Song of the Buskers"  | Jasmine & Tatiana Nedelskaya
"Madame Richelieu's Song"  | Andriy Danylko
"The King's Song"  | Yuri Stoyanov & Amalia Mordvinova
"Song of Constance"  | Julia Nachalova
"Ah, the Temptations of Paris"  | Alyona Sviridova & Ruslana Pisanka & Anna Ardova
"Success will come"  | Volodymyr Zelenskyy

## Production[edit]

"Three Musketeers" is a whole musical film, not individual reruns with music videos. Director Tina Barkalaya described the musical as "an adult fairy tale with a child's mood." "We want this musical story to go beyond the New Year's project and become a film that viewers would be happy to watch", she also said.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d "Три мушкетери". DzygaMDB. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
2. ^ "Три мушкетера". zfilm.gov-bbv-c.top. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
3. ^ "ТРИ МУШКЕТЕРА". Eho. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
4. ^ "Три мушкетёра (новогодний мюзикл) (2004)". SerialMix. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
5. ^ a b "Три мушкетёра (2004)". Kino Teatr. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Tri mushketyora at IMDb
* YouTube - "ТРИ МУШКЕТЕРА" The film
* DzygaMDB - "Три мушкетери"