Polikushka

Overview

"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;

Directed by Aleksandr Sanin

Top cast

Ivan Moskvin

Polikey

Vera Pashennaya

Akulina, Polikey's wife

Yevgeniya Rayevskaya

Mistress

V

Varvara Bulgakova

Mistress's niece

S

Sergei Aidarov

Clerk

D

Dmitry Gundurov

Gardener

S

Sergei Golovin

Dutlov

A

Aleksandr Istomin

Ilyukha, Dutlov's cousin

N

Nikolai Znamenskiy

Barkeeper

Varvara Massalitinova

Carpenter's wife

Nikolay Kostromskoy

Alyokha

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