Katerina Izmailova (film) (original) (raw)
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1966 film
| Katerina Izmailova(Катерина Измайлова) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mikhail Shapiro |
| Written by | Alexander PreysDmitri ShostakovichNikolai Leskov (story) |
| Starring | Galina Vishnevskaya |
| Cinematography | Rostislav DavydovVladimir Ponomaryov |
| Music by | Dmitri Shostakovich |
| Productioncompany | Lenfilm |
| Release date | 1966 (1966) |
| Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Katerina Izmailova (Russian: Катерина Измайлова) is a 1966 Soviet film adaptation of Dmitri Shostakovich's opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, directed by Mikhail Shapiro. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
In late 19th century Russia, Katerina Lvovna Izmailova, the wife of a wealthy merchant, conspires with her lover to murder her husband and father-in-law. Their crime is uncovered, and they are sent to a penal colony. During the journey, Katerina's lover, Sergei, turns his affections to another woman. Unable to bear his betrayal, Katerina kills her rival at the cost of her own life.
- Galina Vishnevskaya as Katerina Lvovna Izmailova
- Artyom Inozemtsev as Sergei
- Nikolai Boyarsky as Zinovi Borisovich
- Aleksandr Sokolov as Boris Timofeyevich
- Roman Tkachuk as Village Drunk
- Tatyana Gavrilova as Sonetka
- Konstantin Adashevsky as pop
- Igor Bogolyubov as policeman
- Lyubov Malinovskaya as old convict woman
- Vyacheslav Radziyevsky as Voice of Zinovi Borisovich
- Valentina Reka as Voice of Sonetka
- Vera Titova as Aksinya
- Konstantin Tyagunov as episode
- Alexander Vedernikov as Voice of Boris Timofeyevich
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Katerina Izmailova". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 9 March 2009.