Little Tragedies (Russian: Маленькие трагедии, romanized: Malenkie tragedii) is a 1979 Soviet television miniseries directed by Mikhail Schweitzer, based on works by Alexander Pushkin.[1] Dedicated to Pushkin's 180th birthday and 150th anniversary of Boldino Autumn, it was Vladimir Vysotsky's last movie role.
| Little Tragedies | |
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| Written by | Mikhail Schweitzer |
| Directed by | Mikhail Schweitzer |
| Starring | Matluba Alimova Natalya Belokhvostikova Nikolai Burlyayev |
| Music by | Alfred Schnittke |
| Country of origin | Soviet Union |
| Original language | Russian |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Mikhail Agranovich |
| Editors | Natalia Alfyorova Zoya Veryovkina |
| Running time | 215 minutes |
| Production company | Mosfilm |
| Original release | |
| Release | June 1979 – July 1979 |
Pushkin's works used
edit- Scene from Faust
- Little Tragedies
- Mozart and Salieri (play)
- The Covetous Knight
- The Stone Guest (play)
- A Feast in Time of Plague (play)
- Egyptian Nights
- Гости съезжались на дачу…
- На углу маленькой площади…
- Мы проводили вечер на даче…
- Жил на свете рыцарь бедный…
Cast
edit- Matluba Alimova as Laura
- Natalya Belokhvostikova as Donna Anna
- Nikolai Burlyayev as Alber, young Baron
- Natalya Danilova as Princess Volskaya
- Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina as Ekaterina Pavlovna
- Inna Gulaya as Queen of the Night
- Ivars Kalniņš as Faust and Don Carlos (voiced by Sergei Malishevsky)
- Leonid Kayurov as Alexey Ivanovich
- Nikolai Kochegarov as Mephistopheles[2] (voiced by Igor Yasulovich) and one of Laura's guests
- Mikhail Kokshenov as Ivan, servant
- Leonid Kuravlyov as Leporello, servant of Don Juan
- Ivan Lapikov as Priest
- Avangard Leontiev as Solomon
- Grigory Malikov (episode)
- Radner Muratov (episode)
- Svetlana Pereladova as Mary
- Filipp Smoktunovsky as Duke (voiced by Igor Yasulovich)
- Innokenty Smoktunovsky as Salieri and Old Baron
- Georgy Taratorkin as Charsky
- Aleksandr Trofimov as Chairman
- Larisa Udovichenko as Alber's fiance and Louise
- Vladimir Vysotsky as Don Juan
- Sergei Yursky as Improvisator
- Valeri Zolotukhin as Mozart
References
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