Overview
In the town of Bryakhimov, noble but poor widow Harita Ignatyevna Ogudalova seeks to arrange marriages for her three daughters. She maintains an “open house”, hoping to attract gentlemen well-off enough to marry a dowry-less girl for love.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on Without a Dowry
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Setting
Set in Russian Empire
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Music
Music by Andrey Petrov
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Vadim Alisov
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Eldar RyazanovScreenplay
- Original title
- Жестокий романс
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 6, 1984
- Original language
- Russian
- Countries
- Soviet Union
Production
Cast
Alisa FreyndlikhOgudalova
Larisa GuzeevaLarisa
Nikita MikhalkovParatov
Andrey MyagkovKarandyshev
Aleksey PetrenkoKnurov
Viktor ProskurinVozhevatov
Georgi BurkovRobinzon
Tatyana PankovaYefrosiniya Potapovna
Boryslav BrondukovIvan
Aleksandr PyatkovGavrilo
Yuriy SarantsevCaptain
Olga VolkovaMilliner
Dmitriy Buzylyov-KretsoIlya
Aleksandr Pankratov-ChyornyyOfficer
Sergei ArtsybashevGulyayev
Anna FrolovtsevaAnnushka
Evgeny TsymbalYegor
Vladimir MyshkinOgudalovy' guest
Aleksandr Kuzmichyovreferee
Nikolay Smorchkovpriest
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