said, 'There is a cool, mannered elegance to the picture that I like, but it's dead at its center. There is no feeling that real feelings are at risk here.' Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian wrote, "An earnest but worthwhile attempt to render the Russian writer's tragic and romantic verse novel of 1833 for the screen... we are estranged from the distinctively comic savour of the original. But there still remains much that is worthwhile in this high-minded adaptation." On the more positive side though, Derek Elley of Variety said ' “Onegin” may not appeal to more cynical viewers unprepared to take the emotional leap of faith the movie demands.' It holds a 'rotten' 48% rating on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes. Awards Martha Fiennes received the Best Director Award at the Tokyo Film Festival and the London Film Critics Circle's award for Best Newcomer. Onegin was also nominated for Best British Film at the British Academy Film Awards and Liv Tyler received the Golden Aries prize for Best Foreign Actress from the Russian Guild of Film Critics. References External links 1999 films 1999 romantic drama films 1990s French-language films British romantic drama films American romantic drama films British independent films Films directed by Martha Fiennes Films based on works by Aleksandr Pushkin Works by Michael Ignatieff Films based on Russian novels Romantic period films Films set in Russia Films set in the 1820s Films set in the 1830s Films shot in England Films shot in Russia American independent films 1999 directorial debut films 1999 independent films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films 1990s British films