Drama · Russia · 1914 · 42m

The Kreutzer Sonata

Крейцерова соната

The Kreutzer Sonata poster
Director
Vladimir Gardin
Cast
Boris Orsky as Pozdnyshev Evgeniya Uvarova as Pozdnyshev's wife Lydia Sycheva as Wife's mother Mikhail Tamarov as Leo Tolstoy
Crew
Aleksandr Levitsky — Director of Photography Vladimir Gardin — Writer Leo Tolstoy — Novel Boris Mikhin — Production Design
Synopsis

The Kreutzer Sonata is based on a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The work is an argument for the ideal of sexual abstinence and an in-depth first-person description of jealous rage. The main character, Pozdnyshev, relates the events leading up to his killing his wife.

Key Collaborators
Vladimir Gardin Director Aleksandr Levitsky Director of Photography Vladimir Gardin Writer Leo Tolstoy Novel Boris Mikhin Production Design
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