Torrents of Spring is a 1989 drama film written and directed by Jerzy Skolimowski and starring Timothy Hutton, Nastassja Kinski and Valeria Golino. It is based on the 1872 novel of the same name by Ivan Turgenev. It is a British, French, and Italian co-production. Set in 1840, the film follows a young Russian aristocrat, Dimitri Sanin, who is torn between the love of a beautiful German pastry-shop girl, Gemma Rosselli, and a Russian seductress, Princess Maria Nikolaevna. The film competed for the Golden Palm Award at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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Directed by | Jerzy Skolimowski |
Screenplay by | Jerzy Skolimowski |
Story by | Ivan Turgenev |
Produced by | Mario Cotone |
Starring | Timothy Hutton Nastassja Kinski Valeria Golino William Forsythe Urbano Barberini |
Cinematography | Witold Sobocinski |
Edited by | Cesare D'Amico |
Music by | Stanley Myers |
Production companies | Erre Produzioni Reteitalia Les Films Ariane Films A2 |
Distributed by | Curzon Film Distributors (United Kingdom) BIM Distribuzione (Italy) Les Films Ariane (France) Millimeter Films (United States) |
Release dates | May 1989 (Cannes Film Festival) 6 September 1989 (France) 17 November 1989 (Italy) 9 February 1990 (United States) 18 May 1990 (United Kingdom) |
Running time | 101 minutes |
Countries | United Kingdom France Italy |
Language | English |
Box office | $111,747 |
Cast
edit- Timothy Hutton - Dimitri Sanin
- Nastassja Kinski - Maria Nikolaevna Polozov
- Valeria Golino - Gemma Rosselli
- William Forsythe - Prince Ippolito Polozov
- Urbano Barberini - Baron Von Doenhof
- Francesca De Sapio - Mrs. Rosselli
- Jacques Herlin - Pantaleone
- Antonio Cantafora - Richter
- Krzysztof Janczar - Klueber (as Christopher Janczar)
- Christian Dottorini - Emilio
- Alexia Korda - Mrs. Stoltz
- Marinella Anaclerio - Luisa
- Pietro Bontempo - Man with Glasses
- Thierry Langerak - La luna
- Xavier Maly - Pulcinella
Reception
editThe film grossed $111,747 upon its U.S. theatrical release.
References
editExternal links
edit- Torrents of Spring at IMDb
- Torrents of Spring at AllMovie
- Torrents of Spring at Rotten Tomatoes
- Torrents of Spring at Box Office Mojo