Three Musketeers (2004 musical)


Three Musketeers is a Russian-Ukrainian 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 and .

Plot

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.
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 no longer associates with the musketeers' male friendship, but rather the relationship of older sisters and mentors.

Cast

RoleActor
d'ArtagnanVolodymyr Zelenskyy
AthosAlyona Sviridova
PortosRuslana Pysanka
AramisAnna Ardova
Queen Anne of Austria
King Louis XIIIYuriy Stoyanov
Madame RichelieuAndriy Danylko
Captain De TrevilleArmen Dzhigarkhanyan
Constance BonassierYulia Nachalova
La ChegneStanislav Sadalsky
Duke of BuckinghamVille Juhana Haapasalo
The Musketeer LadyNeonila Biletska
Molby, assistant to the Duke of BuckinghamAlexey Vertinsky
Cardinal's GuardYuri Krapov
Cardinal's GuardSergey Kazanin
Cardinal's GuardDenis Manzhosov
Cardinal's GuardAlexander Pikalov
Tavern ownerAlexander Getmanski
Singer in the squareJasmin
Singer in the squareTatiana Nedelska
Father of d'ArtagnanVladimir Etush

Songs

New songs were specially written for the musical. The Composers were Maxim Dunaevsky, Egor Olesov, Ivan Rozin and Vladimir Kripak.
TitleArtist
"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

"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.