O you—Russian fate, a woman’s lot!
Доля ты русская, долюшка женская
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Synopsis
On the powerless position of peasant women in pre-revolutionary Russia. Marisha, a village girl, is in love with the coachman Yakov. Marisha’s father, a wealthy peasant, refuses to consent to his daughter’s marriage. The lovers are forced to meet in secret. Soon Marisha gives birth to a child, and the coachman abandons his beloved. Harassed by the villagers, Marisha throws herself and her son into the river. Lost film. The title is taken from the first stanza of Russian poet's Nikolay Nekrasov's poem, titled "The village harvest is in full swing..."
Details
- Boris Svetlov
- September 1, 1922
- Released
- Soviet Union
- 1-й Петроградский коллектив артистов экрана
Where to watch
No known streaming options in United States.
Cast
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Nikolay GasilovYegor, a well-off peasant
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Ursula KrugAnna (Yegor's wife) -
Yelena ChaikaMarisha (Yegor's daughter)
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Veronika BuzhinskayaMarya, Vasiliy's wife -
Vasili KozhuraYakov, the landowner’s coachman
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F. MishinFather Methodius, village priest
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Lazar Antsi-PolovskiyPanteleimon, Yegor’s drinking companion
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D. BronevitskiyLandowner
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Maria BagildzLandowner
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A. RudinA Young Gypsy
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Ye. KlimenkoOld gypsy woman
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Georgiy AleksandrovVasiliy, Yegor's son
