Mother Mary (1983 film)

Mother Mary (Russian: Мать Мария, romanizedMat' Mariya) is a 1983 Soviet biopic written and directed by Sergey Kolosov and starring Lyudmila Kasatkina. It is loosely based on real life events of poet Maria Skobtsova.[1] It was entered into the main competition at the 40th edition of the Venice Film Festival.[2]

Mother Mary
Directed bySergey Kolosov
Written bySergey Kolosov
Yelena Mikulina
StarringLyudmila Kasatkina
Leonid Markov
CinematographyValentin Zheleznyakov
Music byAlexey Rybnikov
Release date
  • 1983 (1983)
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

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The film tells the story of a bright and tragic fate of the Russian poet Elizaveta Yurevna Kuzmina-Karavayeva, in 1920 she emigrated to France and became a nun under the name of Mary. The shelter-based support it found many disadvantaged Soviet emigres. During the Second World War, Maria has become one of the heroines of the French Resistance.

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References

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  1. ^ Ann C. Paietta (July 2005). Saints, Clergy and Other Religious Figures on Film and Television, 1895-2003. McFarland, 2005. ISBN 9780786421862.
  2. ^ Stefano Reggiani (31 August 1983). "Venezia: e il festival va". La Stampa. No. 205. p. 15.
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