Mother Mary (film)
| Mother Mary | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sergey Kolosov |
| Written by |
Sergey Kolosov Yelena Mikulina |
| Starring |
Lyudmila Kasatkina Leonid Markov |
| Music by | Alexey Rybnikov |
| Cinematography | Valentin Zheleznyakov |
Release dates |
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| Country | URSS |
| Language | Russian |
Mother Mary (Russian: Мать Мария, translit. Mat' Mariya) is a 1983 Soviet biopic written and directed by Sergey Kolosov and starring Lyudmila Kasatkina. It is loosely based on real life events of poet Maria Skobtsova.[1] It was entered into the main competition at the 40th edition of the Venice Film Festival.[2]
Plot
The film tells the story of a bright and tragic fate of the Russian poet Elizaveta Yurevna Kuzmina-Karavayeva, in 1920 he emigrated to France and became a nun under the name of Mary. The shelter-based support it found many disadvantaged Soviet emigres. During the Second World War, Maria has become one of the heroines of the French Resistance.
Cast
- Lyudmila Kasatkina as Elizaveta Yurievna Kuzmina-Karavayeva
- Leonid Markov as Daniel Skobtsov
- Igor Gorbachyov as Bunakov-Fondaminsky
- Veronika Polonskaya as Sofia Pylenko
- Yevgeniya Khanayeva as Madame Langeais
- Vaclav Dvorzhetsky as Nicolaevsky
- Alexander Timoshkin as Jura
- Natalya Bondarchuk as Nina
- Alexander Lebedev as Anatoly
References
- ↑ Ann C. Paietta. Saints, Clergy and Other Religious Figures on Film and Television, 1895-2003. McFarland, 2005. ISBN 9780786421862.
- ↑ Stefano Reggiani (31 August 1983). "Venezia: e il festival va". La Stampa (205). p. 15.
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