A Nest of Gentry (1969)
"Dvoryanskoe gnezdo" (original title)

Director:

Andrey Konchalovskiy

Writers:

Valentin Ezhov, Andrey Konchalovskiy,

Stars:

Irina Kupchenko, Leonid Kulagin, Beata Tyszkiewicz

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Irina Kupchenko	...	Liza
Leonid Kulagin	...	Lavretsky
Beata Tyszkiewicz	...	Varvara Pavlovna
Tamara Chernova	...	Maria Dmitriyevna
Viktor Sergachyov	...	Panshin
Vasiliy Merkurev	...	Gedeonovsky
Aleksandr Kostomolotsky	...	Lemm
Mariya Durasova	...	Marfa Timofeyevna
Vladimir Kochurikhin	...	Anton
Sergey Nikonenko	...	Grishka
Nikita Mikhalkov	...	Prince Nelidov
Nikolai Gubenko	...	Sitnikov
Nonna Terentyeva	...	Justine (as Nonna Novosyadlova)
Zoya Rupasova	...	Akulina
Dariya Semyonova	...	Lenochka

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

remake | based on novel

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Genres:

Romance

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

25 August 1969 (Soviet Union)

Also Known As:

A Nest of Gentry

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mosfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remake of Dvoryanskoe gnezdo (1915)

User Reviews

A free, lyrical adaptation of Turgenev's Nest of Gentlefolk

Fyodor Lavretski, estranged from his unfaithful wife returns to his childhood home. He falls in love with a young relative, Elizaveta (Liza) Kalitina, who returns his love, but loses her when his wife suddenly turns up. Liza decides to become a nun.

Konchalovski's film is freely based on "motifs" from Turgenev's novel - the main characters are still Lavretski and Liza, but many details on Lavretski's life have been added. The actors are all excellent, down to the children, but one must especially mention the young Irina Kupchenko, radiant and sensitive as the serious Liza. Visually, the film is a treat, with Northern summer days and nights.