Olesya (film)
Olesya (Russian: Олеся) is a 1971 drama film directed by Boris Ivchenko based on a screenplay by Vasily Dulgerov. Adapted from the Aleksandr Kuprin homonymous novel.[1]
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| Directed by | Boris Ivchenko |
| Produced by | Tatyana Kulchitskaya |
| Written by | Vasily Dulgerov Aleksandr Kuprin |
| Starring | Lyudmila Chursina |
| Music by | Volodymyr Huba |
| Cinematography | Nikolai Kulchitsky |
| Edited by | Tatyana Sivchikova |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | USSR |
| Language | Russian |
Plot
Wandering through the forest, Ivan finds on the edge of the swamp dilapidated hut. There lives an old woman with a beautiful granddaughter Olesya. Many years ago, the peasants, considering the woman a witch, burned their house, and it burned the daughter of an old woman. The girl was very interested in Ivan Timofeyevich and soon, conquered by the power of feelings, openness and purity of her soul, he falls in love with Olesya. However, Olesya foresees a quick separation.
Cast
- Lyudmila Chursina as Olesya
- Gennady Voropayev as Ivan Timofeyevich
- Boryslav Brondukov as Yarmola
- Anatoly Barchuk as Dmitro
- Maria Capnist as Manuylikha, Olesya's grandmother
- Vladimir Volkov as Yevtikhiy Petrovich
- Boris Aleksandrov as Selyanin (as B. Aleksandrov)
- Yuri Gavrilyuk
- Fyodor Gladkov
- Anatoliy Ivanov
Release
Boris Ivchenko's film takes the 616th place in the list of the highest-grossing films of the Soviet film distribution. It was watched by 25,1 million viewers.[2]