Kreitserova sonata (1914)

Also known as The Kreutzer Sonata

1914 · Silent film · 27 min · dir. Vladimir Gardin

• Drama

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Synopsis

The Kreutzer Sonata is based on a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The work is an argument for the ideal of sexual abstinence and an in-depth first-person description of jealous rage. The main character, Pozdnyshev, relates the events leading up to his killing his wife.

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Details

Director

Vladimir Gardin

Writer

Vladimir Gardin

Cinematography

Aleksandr Levitsky

Studio

Thiemann & Reinhardt

Released

1914-11-02

Original title

Крейцерова соната

Running time

27 minutes

Cast & crew

• Vladimir Gardin Director
• BBoris Orsky
• EEvgeniya Uvarova
• LLydia Sycheva
• MMikhail Tamarov

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