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"Polikushka" was the only film directed by Aleksandr Sanin, one of Moscow Art Academic Theatre's founders, and is based on Lev Tolstoy's homonym short story. In spite the many differences between the literary oeuvre and its film adaptation it is a remarkable work that is outstanding for its depiction of the cruel realities of Russian society -the harsh life condition of its main character and his family in contrast to the wealth of his mistress;Read moreLess
"Polikushka" was the only film directed by Aleksandr Sanin, one of Moscow Art Academic Theatre's founders, and is based on Lev Tolstoy's homonym short story. In spite the many differences between the literary oeuvre and its film adaptation it is a remarkable work that is outstanding for its depiction of the cruel realities of Russian society -the harsh life condition of its main character and his family in contrast to the wealth of his mistress;
The story
"Polikushka" was the only film directed by Aleksandr Sanin, one of Moscow Art Academic Theatre's founders, and is based on Lev Tolstoy's homonym short story. In spite the many differences between the literary oeuvre and its film adaptation it is a remarkable work that is outstanding for its depiction of the cruel realities of Russian society -the harsh life condition of its main character and his family in contrast to the wealth of his mistress;
Cast & crew
Ivan MoskvinPolikey
Vera PashennayaAkulina, Polikey's wife
Yevgeniya RayevskayaMistress
Varvara MassalitinovaCarpenter's wife
Nikolay KostromskoyAlyokhaExplore the crew
- Director
- Aleksandr Sanin
- Writer
- Fyodor Otsep
- Writer
- Nikolai Efros
- Director of Photography
- Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky
- Original Music Composer
- Aleksandr Arkhangelskiy
- Producer
- Moisey Aleynikov