Drama · Soviet Union · 1971 · 1h 24m

Drama from the Old Life

Драма из старинной жизни

Director

Cast

Yelena Solovey as Yevgeni Perov as Sofya Pavlova as Lyudmila Arinina as Rasmi Dzhabrailov as Feliks Antipov as

Crew

Dmitri Meskhiyev — Director of Photography Vladimir Belyaev — Writer Ilya Averbakh — Writer Yuri Pugach — Production Design Marina Azizyan — Costume Design

Synopsis

A love story between a barber and a serf actress who find themselves in an environment that combines savagery with a veneer of enlightenment. Based on Nikolai Leskov's short story "The Toupee Artist".

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book

Key Collaborators

Ilya Averbakh Director Dmitri Meskhiyev Director of Photography Vladimir Belyaev Writer Ilya Averbakh Writer Yuri Pugach Production Design Marina Azizyan Costume Design

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