Nicholas & Alexandra (1971) · 105 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in Nicholas & Alexandra (1971): in 13 of its 105 quotes
Most scenes with: Tsar Nicholas II (5), Rasputin (3), Tsarevitch Alexei (2)
Tell them they are mistaken. Tell them we shall go to other doctors. Tell them to get out! My son is perfect! He will lead a long life, and grow up to be a great Tsar, like his father!
Alexandra I've had a son. For years, I've daydreamed how I'd feel. And all that time, I never dreamed ... I'm filled with ... I don't know. It isn't joy or anything like that. It's more. It's terribly important. And I don't know why you're smiling.
Alexandra You never see unpleasant things, you drift away. I even wonder if you hear me half the time.
Alexandra To marry Nicky, I had to change my faith. That was a great sin, don't you think? God thinks so. He won't hear me when I pray. I've sinned and He won't listen.
Alexandra This is the beginning of the glory of your reign. Our friend told me so. It will be the greatest page in Russian history, the story of these weeks and days. And when you go, don't worry over what you've left behind. I'm here. Lean on me, use me. I'm not wise or strong, but God will show me what to do.
Alexandra At times, I actually like it. Mending clothes and teaching classes and quiet afternoons. I doze and daydream, and I think about my life. I don't know what I did wrong. I'd feel better if I did.
Batushka Tsar.
Tsaritsa Alexandra Why am I what?!
I think you are frightened. Strangers frighten you. There was a case back in Pokrovskoe. That is my home; it is a little village in Siberia. There was a woman who was so frightened of strangers that she bought herself a pinewood box and lived in it. One day her husband buried the box with her in it. "Ivan, don't!", she cried. Her husband responded "I only want to make you happy". She said "I know, I know. But Heaven is full of strangers. Let me out!"
So the concern is they don't understand Rasputin. You say I should do something to clear the air, sure. How about this for the announcement: "Citizens, your Tsarevitch could have a nosebleed and die from it!"
You have got to banish Rasputin, I cannot control the situation if you do not! People think he goes to bed with your wife and daughters, of all nasty rumors!
The problem is if I kick out Rasputin what will happen for...
Tsaritsa Alexandra Alexei!
Your Majesty, are you all right?
I am all right Nagorny, you caught me. You will always be there for me.
Look! I found Tobolsk on the map!
Now remember, girls, you are princesses. You are to carry yourselves as such at all times. If I hear of any misbehavior, I shall be deeply upset.
Do not worry, Vladimir, we will be good.
Help Mama and Papa.
I have assigned Colonel Koblinsky to watch over you until I can arrange for a way to safely exile you. His orders carry all the weight of mine.
Tsaritsa Alexandra Nicky, this is horrible! I want my clothes, I want my cosmetics, I want my jewelry!
Dear, those are only things. Things get broken, they get mislaid, they get dusty. The important fact is we have each other.
Frau Romanova, you have kept your head. I recommend you show gratitude for that.
Tsaritsa Alexandra "May I say something intimate?"
"In public?"
Tsaritsa Alexandra "I will whisper it."
"Well, if you must."
Tsaritsa Alexandra "Nicky, I adore you."
Tsaritsa Alexandra "I know there is supposed to be a proper arrangement of the saints. Now I cannot even remember all their names."
"It does not matter Matushka (Mother of the Russian people), they know you."
"God works in mysterious ways, Matushka. There was a man in Prokovskoe. He did not work or wash himself. He drank, he stole, he lied, he chased after all the peasant girls. Why then, of all people, did the Virgin Mary come to him?
Tsaritsa Alexandra "Maybe he lied. You said he was a liar."
"No, Matushka', she came. I saw her. God is here. Pray with me, Matushka.
[A large open area. Alexander Kerensky is with a group of men protesting the Russo-Japanese War] Men (shouting in unison): "NO!"
"More men! Port Arthur falls and Nicholas is sending more men!"
Men (shouting in unison): "NO!"
"I say we students lead the way!"
Men (shouting in unison): "YEAH!"
"I say we give Nicholas a Port Arthur right here!"
Men (shouting in unison): "YEAH!"
"They are coming for us. Now, do we run or do we fight?"
Men (shouting in unison): "WE FIGHT!"
[Kerensky and the men rush the soldiers; who proceed to club the men for their resistance to conscription. Kerensky is knocked to the floor]
[Sarejevo, Serbia. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the Crown Prince of Austria, and his wife are riding in a motorcade waving to spectators. A man comes out of the crowd and guns them both down. Scene changes to Tsarskoe Selo. The Tsarevitch Alexei awakens screaming as it was a nightmare of his. The Tsar, Tsaritsa, and their four daughters are awakened by the screaming and run to Alexei's room to see what is the matter.]
"What is it Alexei, what is wrong?"
Tsaritsa Alexandra "It is all right darling, we are here"
"There were royals in a car; a man shot them..."
"You were dreaming about Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This is what happened..."
Tsaritsa Alexandra<interrupting him>: "Nicky, please do not tell them those horrible things."
"Sunny, they are not children anymore. They have to know these things. Franz Ferdinand's assassination is bad for the royal family of Austria. It is also an unbelievable burden and sadness for the family of the assassin. You see, sometimes governments do things their people do not like. So the people react in different ways. The British vote. The Americans frequently remind their leaders they must be loyal to the U.S. Constitution. And the Serbs throw bombs. You see, Serbia wants its independence. But Austria will not grant it to them. So the Serbs resort to violence. It has happened in this country too sometimes. Your great-grandfather was killed by a bomb, so was Uncle Sergei. But Serbia is a long way away. Our foreign ministry will write some angry letters to the Serbian leaders, our generals will go on exercise and everything will be right again. And we do not need have bad dreams about archdukes. All over Europe kings and queens are sleeping safely in their beds, and that is what we are going to do too."
