The film is based on the works by Russian writer Anton Chekhov. This is a picture of life of the Russian gentry in the late 19th century. Without a grain of sentimentality, the director reveals the moral bankruptcy of his heroes. A village teacher, Platonov, is undergoing an emotional crisis. He believes his life has had no purpose. He is tormenting both himself and his young wife, Sashenka. The film’s another protagonist – Doctor Terletsky – hates his patients and his work. The guests staying with a general’s wife, Anna Petrovna, are talking about the pleasures of a simple village life, not really believing what they are saying. The retro style chosen by the director and the masterly cinematography (a credit to Nikita Mikhalkov’s permanent cameraman – Pavel Lebeshev) combine to make this film a real treasure for the lovers of Russian classics. Played in the film is the music by G. Donizetti, F. Liszt, S. Rachmaninov.

Director: Mikhalkov Nikita
Actors: Mikhalkov Nikita, Tabakov Oleg, Bogatyrev Jurij, Shuranova Antonina, Kaljagin Aleksandr, Minina Ksenija, Pastukhov Nikolaj, Kadochnikov Pavel, Solovej Elena, Romashin Anatolij
Subtitle language(s): Russian, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Portuguese, Hebrew, Japanese, Chinese, Arabian, Dutch
Publication year: 1977
EAN: 014381063820
Media type: DVD PAL , region: ALL

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