''Katya Ismailova'' () is a 1994 Russian drama film directed by

Valery Todorovsky Valery Petrovich Todorovsky (, ; born 9 May 1962, in Odesa) is a celebrated Russian film director, screenwriter, TV producer. A member of a prominent dynasty of filmmakers, he is the son of Pyotr Todorovsky and the father of Pyotr Todorovsky ...

. It is based on the novella '' Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District'' by

Nikolai Leskov Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov (; – ) was a Russian novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and journalist, who also wrote under the pseudonym M. Stebnitsky. Praised for his unique writing style and innovative experiments in form, and held ...

Plot

The film tells about a woman who for the first time in her life felt passion and as a result became uncontrollable.

Cast

Vladimir Mashkov Vladimir Lvovich Mashkov (; born 27 November 1963) is a Russian actor and theater director of cinema. He is known to Western audiences for his work in the 2001 film ''Behind Enemy Lines (2001 film), Behind Enemy Lines'' and 2011 film ''Mission: ...

as Sergey / Katya's lover * Ingeborga Dapkunaite as Katya / Wife *

Aleksandr Feklistov Aleksandr Vasilyevich Feklistov (; born December 7, 1955) is a Russian actor. He appeared in more than sixty films since 1984 (the film ''Troop''). Since 2007 – Vice President of the . Biography Aleksandr Feklistov was born on December 7, ...

as Mitya / Husband *

Alisa Freindlich Alisa Brunovna Freindlich (born 8 December 1934) is a Russian actress. Since 1983, Freindlich has been a leading actress of the Bolshoi Drama Theater in Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was awarded the title of the People's Artist of the USSR in ...

as Irina / mother * Natalya Shchukina as Sonya / Sergey's ex-lover * Yury Kuznetsov as Romanov / investigator * Avangard Leontev as Editor * Marina Opyonkina * E. Vakhovshaia * S. RazguliaevaПодмосковные вечера (1994) Full Cast & Crew
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References

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* {{Valery Todorovsky 1994 films 1990s Russian-language films Russian drama films 1994 drama films French drama films Films directed by Valery Todorovsky 1990s French films Films based on works by Nikolai Leskov Films based on Russian novels