White Nights (Russian: Белые ночи, romanized: Belye nochi) is a 1959 Soviet drama film directed by Ivan Pyryev.[1][2][3]
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| Russian: Белые ночи | |
| Directed by | Ivan Pyryev |
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| Cinematography | Valentin Pavlov |
| Edited by | M. Renkova |
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Running time | 97 min. |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Plot
editThe film takes place in St. Petersburg in the middle of the 19th century in the summer. The film tells about a lonely dreamer, who meets a girl named Nastya, whom he immediately falls in love with. Every night they walk around the city together. It seems to the dreamer that he has found his soul mate, but another man appears in Nastya's life...[4]
Cast
edit- Lyudmila Marchenko as Nastya
- Oleg Strizhenov as the dreamer[5]
- Anatoli Fedorinov as Nastya's fiancé
- Svetlana Kharitonova as Fyokla
- Yakov Belenkiy as duke
- Yevgeny Morgunov as guard
- Vera Popova as Praskovya Ivanovna
- Ariadna Shengelaya as slave in dance dreams
- Irina Skobtseva as duchess
- Iozas Udras as episode
- Sergei Troitsky as drunken merchant[6]
- Galina Polskikh as episode at the ball (uncredited)
References
edit- ^ Неудачную пластику икон советского кино высмеяли в сети: Ужасный фотошоп
- ^ Как пророчество разрушило жизнь и карьеру последней кинозвезды сталинской эпохи
- ^ Как сложилась личная жизнь и карьера лучшей актрисы СССР
- ^ Белые ночи // КиноПоиск
- ^ Олегу Стриженову – 89: Почему знаменитый актер заслужил славу «неудобного» героя
- ^ White Nights (1960) Full Cast / Crew
External links
edit- White Nights at IMDb
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