OO you—Russian fate, a woman’s lot!
MOVIE
O you—Russian fate, a woman’s lot!
On the powerless position of peasant women in pre-revolutionary Russia. Marisha, a village girl, is in love with the coachman Yakov. Marisha’s father, a wealthy peasant, refuses to consent to his daughter’s marriage. The lovers are forced to meet in secret. Soon Marisha gives birth to a child, and the coachman abandons his beloved. Harassed by the villagers, Marisha throws herself and her son into the river. Lost film. The title is taken from the first stanza of Russian poet's Nikolay Nekrasov's poem, titled "The village harvest is in full swing..."
Creators
Boris Svetlov — Director
Top cast
NNikolay GasilovYegor, a well-off peasant
Ursula KrugAnna (Yegor's wife)YYelena ChaikaMarisha (Yegor's daughter)
Veronika BuzhinskayaMarya, Vasiliy's wifeVVasili KozhuraYakov, the landowner’s coachmanFF. MishinFather Methodius, village priestLLazar Antsi-PolovskiyPanteleimon, Yegor’s drinking companionDD. BronevitskiyLandownerMMaria BagildzLandownerAA. RudinA Young Gypsy
Ursula KrugAnna (Yegor's wife)YYelena ChaikaMarisha (Yegor's daughter)Veronika BuzhinskayaMarya, Vasiliy's wifeVVasili KozhuraYakov, the landowner’s coachmanFF. MishinFather Methodius, village priestLLazar Antsi-PolovskiyPanteleimon, Yegor’s drinking companionDD. BronevitskiyLandownerMMaria BagildzLandownerAA. RudinA Young GypsyKEEP DISCOVERING
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