Sluttish[1] or Whore[2] (Russian: Гулящая) is a 1961 Soviet drama film directed by Ivan Kavaleridze.[3][4] The film is based on Panas Myrny's novel of the same name (Ukrainian: Повія, Loose Woman).
| Sluttish | |
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| Russian: Гулящая | |
| Directed by | Ivan Kavaleridze |
| Written by | Grigory Baklanov |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Vladimir Vojtenko |
| Music by | Boris Lyatoshinsky |
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| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
The film tells the tragic Storykhrystyna, a Ukrainian peasant girl who goes to the city with the hope of improving her life...[5]
Plot
editAfter her father freezes to death while returning from the city with money for taxes, and her mother soon passes away, Khrystyna is left to fend for herself. A local landowner's son deceives her and sends her to work for his associate, merchant Zagnibeda, in the city. Zagnibeda, infatuated with Khrystyna, murders his wife and later gifts Khrystyna lavishly before sending her back to her village. However, suspicion of complicity in the murder follows her. Though her innocence is never proven or disproven, she faces rejection and betrayal at every turn. Her trust in people is met with lies, and she becomes a pariah, unable to find work or acceptance. Eventually, she is forced into a bleak existence as a performer at a café called "Chantant," where she entertains an indifferent and privileged audience while losing all hope and meaning in life.
In the end, Khrystyna decides to return to her village. In the harshness of winter, she arrives at night during a snowstorm and pleads for shelter, but the villagers refuse to let her in. Due to the villager's indifference, she ends up freezing to death outside, like her father.
Cast
editReferences
edit- ^ Sluttish, 1961. Kinoafisha
- ^ Lyudmila Gurchenko life in photos
- ^ «Прости, любимая семья: ты для меня не главное»
- ^ В Мариупольском фильмофонде найдена редчайшая запись фильма «За двумя зайцами» на оригинальном языке
- ^ Гулящая
- ^ Людмила Гурченко: главная дива советского экрана
- ^ Людмила Гурченко: от "Карнавальной ночи" до "Пестрых сумерек"
- ^ Гулящая (1961) Full Cast & Crew