Chekhov's Motifs

2002 film

  • 26 June 2002 (2002-06-26)
Running time
120 minutesCountriesRussia
UkraineLanguageRussian

Chekhov's Motifs (Russian: Чеховские мотивы, translit. Chekhovskie motivy, since released in English as Chekhovian Motifs) is a 2002 Russian-Ukrainian comedy film directed by Kira Muratova. It was entered into the 24th Moscow International Film Festival.[1] At the 2002 Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards Kira Muratova received the prize for Best Director.[2] It is based on two works of Anton Chekhov: the short story Difficult People is divided to frame the one act play Tatyana Repina.

Plot

Based on Chekhov's short stories. The protagonist betrays his love for money. He marries a rich girl, leaving his poor bride alone. She cannot bear such a cynical betrayal and commits suicide. And now the wedding day has come, and the ghost of the poor girl comes to the traitor, seeking just revenge.

Cast

  • Sergey Bekhterev
  • Nina Ruslanova
  • Natalya Buzko
  • Philip Panov (as Filipp Panov)
  • Zhan Daniel
  • Aleksandr Bashirov
  • Yuri Shlykov

References

  1. ^ "24th Moscow International Film Festival (2002)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  2. ^ "2002". Russian Guild of Film Critics.

External links

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Films directed by Kira Muratova
  • Brief Encounters (1967)
  • The Long Farewell (1971)
  • Getting to Know the Big, Wide World (1978)
  • Among Grey Stones (1983)
  • The Asthenic Syndrome (1990)
  • The Sentimental Policeman (1992)
  • Passions (1994)
  • Three Stories (1997)
  • Chekhov's Motifs (2002)
  • The Tuner (2004)
  • Two in One (2005)


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