A Cruel Romance
Directors
Eldar Ryazanov
Actors
- Alisa Freyndlikh
- Larisa Guzeeva
- Nikita Mikhalkov
Credits: 7
Summary
A bitter story about tender love and its cruel betrayal set in Russia of the 19th century.
More about this movie
Cinematographic adaptation of classical Russian play "Dowry-less" by A. Ostrovsky. Noble but poor widow seeks to arrange marriage for her three daughters. She maintains "open house" or provincial form of salon hoping to attract gentlemen well-off enough to marry for love to a dowry-less.