''Resurrection'' () is a

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film made in 1960–1961, directed by

Mikhail Schweitzer Mikhail (Moisei) Abramovich Schweitzer (, 16 February 1920, Perm, Russia, Perm – 2 June 2000, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. People's Artist of the USSR (1990). Biography Mikhail Schweitzer graduated from the ...

and based on his and Yevgeny Gabrilovich's adaptation of the

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n writer

Leo Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy Tolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; ,Throughout Tolstoy's whole life, his name was written as using Reforms of Russian orthography#The post-revolution re ...

's 1899 novel of the same name.

Plot

In the District Court, a jury hears about the fatal poisoning of a merchant Smyelkov. Among the three accused of the crime is the burgher Ekaterina Maslova, a prostitute. Maslova is innocent, but, as a result of a miscarriage of justice, she is sentenced to four years' hard labor in Siberia.Издание: Л. Н. Толстой, Полное собрание сочинений в 90 томах, академическое юбилейное издание, Государственное Издательство Художественной Литературы, Москва — 1958. Том 32. Обзор содержания по главам. стр. 529—536.
/ref> At the trial, one of the jurors is Prince Dmitri Nekhlyudov, who recognizes the defendant. About ten years ago, he seduced and abandoned her. Feeling guilty about this, Nekhlyudov decides to hire a well-known lawyer for her, to appeal her conviction, and to help her with money.
/ref> Struck by the injustice in the court, Nekhlyudov begins to feel disgust for, and an aversion to, all the people with whom he interacts with in his daily life, in particular to the representatives of high society. He decides to abandon his current society and to go abroad. Nekhlyudov recalls Maslova – what he saw her at the trial, and then other moments he shared with her.

Cast

* Tamara Syomina as Katyusha Maslova * Yevgeny Matveyev as Prince Nekhludov * Pavel Massalsky as Presiding Judge * Viktor Kulakov as Member of the Court * Vasili Bokarev as Member of the Court * Lev Zolotukhin as Prosecutor * Vladimir Sez as Court Secretary * Vyacheslav Sushkevich as Prison Warden * Nikolai Svobodin as Retired Colonel * Aleksandr Khvylya as Merchant * Alexander Smirnov as Nikiforov * Sergei Kalinin as Member of Workers Collective * Nina Samsonova as Bochkova *Vladimir Boriskin as Kartinkin * Valentina Vladimirova as prisoner * Nikolai Sergeyev as prison warden * Anastasa Zuyeva as Matryona Kharina *Vladimir Gusev as Simonson * Klara Rumyanova as Bogodukhovskaya * Maya Bulgakova as Anisya * Vladislav Strzhelchik as Earl Shembok *

Vasily Livanov Vasily Borisovich Livanov (; born 19 July 1935), MBE, is a Soviet and Russian film actor, animation and film director, screenwriter and writer most famous for portraying Sherlock Holmes in the Soviet TV series. He was named People's Artist of ...

as Kryltsov * Vladimir Belokurov as Maslennikov *Nikolai Pazhitnov as Maslova's Lawyer * Valentina Telegina as Korablyova *Olesya Ivanova as Red-Headed Woman *Mariya Vinogradova as Khoroshavka *Mikhail Sidorkin as Lawyer Fonarin *Grigori Konsky as Korchagin *Elena Yelina as Sofya Ivanovna *Sofya Garrel Garell as Marya Ivanovna *

Rolan Bykov Rolan Antonovich Bykov (October 12, 1929October 6, 1998) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, director, screenwriter and pedagogue. People's Artist of the USSR (1990). Early life Rolan Bykov was born to Anton Mikhailovich Bykov and Ol ...

as madman *Aleksandra Panova as Agrafena Petrovna * Aleksey Konsovsky as Narrator's voice

Reception

Tamara Syomina's acting was praised by

Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and ...

and

Giulietta Masina Giulia Anna "Giulietta" Masina (; 22 February 1921 – 23 March 1994) was an Italian film actress best known for her performances as Gelsomina in ''La Strada'' (1954) and Cabiria in '' Nights of Cabiria'' (1957), for which she won the Cannes Fi ...

Awards

* 1962 – International Film Festival in

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premium

FIPRESCI The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for ''Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique'') is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the wor ...

best actress (Tamara Syomina)

References

External links

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''Resurrection'' at kino-teatr.ru
{{Resurrection 1960s Soviet films 1960s Russian-language films Soviet drama films Russian-language drama films Soviet black-and-white films 1960 drama films 1960 films Films based on Resurrection Films directed by Mikhail Shveytser Films scored by Georgy Sviridov Mosfilm films