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Chekhovian Motifs

Chekhovian Motifs

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Chekhovian Motifs

2002

2h 0m

4.4(12 votes)

Comedy

Overview

The film is based on A. P. Chekhov’s play “Tatiana Repina” and short story “Difficult People”. At his wedding, the groom is horrified to see among the church crowd his former mistress who had recently committed suicide.

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Production Companies

Nikola Film

Ministry of Culture of Ukraine

Odesa Film Studio

Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sergey Bekhterev

Sergey Bekhterev

Nina Ruslanova

Nina Ruslanova

Natalya Buzko

Natalya Buzko

Philip Panov

Zhan Daniel

Zhan Daniel

Georgiy Deliev

Georgiy Deliev

Vladimir Komarov

Vladimir Komarov

Olga Popova

Sergei Popov

Yuri Shlykov

Creative team

Directed by: Kira Muratova
Written by: Yevhen Holubenko
Kira Muratova
Produced by: Igor Kalenov

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