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.
| Chekhov's Motifs | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kira Muratova |
| Written by | Yevgeni Golubenko Kira Muratova |
| Produced by | Igor Kalyonov |
| Starring | Sergey Bekhterev |
| Cinematography | Valeri Makhnev |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Countries | Russia Ukraine |
| Language | Russian |
Plot edit
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 edit
- Sergey Bekhterev
- Nina Ruslanova
- Natalya Buzko
- Philip Panov (as Filipp Panov)
- Zhan Daniel
- Aleksandr Bashirov
- Yuri Shlykov
References edit
- ^ "24th Moscow International Film Festival (2002)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "2002". Russian Guild of Film Critics.
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