Katerina Izmailova (film)
| Katerina Izmailova (Катерина Измайлова) | |
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| Directed by | Mikhail Shapiro |
| Written by | Alexander Preys Dmitri Shostakovich Nikolai Leskov (story) |
| Starring | Galina Vishnevskaya |
| Cinematography | Rostislav Davydov Vladimir Ponomaryov |
| Music by | Dmitri Shostakovich |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Katerina Izmailova (Russian: Катерина Измайлова) is a 1966 Soviet film adaptation of Dmitri Shostakovich's opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, directed by Mikhail Shapiro. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Plot
In late 19th century Russia, Katerina Lvovna Izmailova, the wife of a wealthy merchant, conspires with her lover to murder her husband and father-in-law. Their crime is uncovered, and they are sent to a penal colony. During the journey, Katerina's lover, Sergei, turns his affections to another woman. Unable to bear his betrayal, Katerina kills her rival at the cost of her own life.
Cast
- Galina Vishnevskaya as Katerina Lvovna Izmailova
- Artyom Inozemtsev as Sergei
- Nikolai Boyarsky as Zinovi Borisovich
- Aleksandr Sokolov as Boris Timofeyevich
- Roman Tkachuk as Village Drunk
- Tatyana Gavrilova as Sonetka
- Konstantin Adashevsky as pop
- Igor Bogolyubov as policeman
- Lyubov Malinovskaya as old convict woman
- Vyacheslav Radziyevsky as Voice of Zinovi Borisovich
- Valentina Reka as Voice of Sonetka
- Vera Titova as Aksinya
- Konstantin Tyagunov as episode
- Alexander Vedernikov as Voice of Boris Timofeyevich
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Katerina Izmailova". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
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