In Anastasia (1997), the drawing that Anastasia gives to her grandmother is based on a 1914 painting created by the real princess Anastasia.

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image showing In Anastasia (1997), the drawing that Anastasia gives to her grandmother is based on a 1914 painting created by the real princess Anastasia.

watermelonuhohh on May 18th, 2021 at 12:31 UTC »

This is so interesting. I remember a lot of the court paintings seen in the palace were copied after real pictures of the family.

symbiosa on May 18th, 2021 at 12:48 UTC »

This movie sparked a lifelong interest in Russian history. Don Bluth, your movies are strange but this one was a winner.

In other news, the art style made the characters look a lot older than they are, and I think it's partially due to the facial lines. Isn't Anya supposed to be nine here? She looks like she's a teen.