Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
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- Runtime
- 100 mins
A young woman, married to a wealthy man, but miserably lonely; trapped within a world ruled with an iron fist. Katerina is driven by a lust for life and for love. Her husband, though, is impotent; her father-in-law a tyrant. No wonder, then, that she longs to free herself from this yoke. When Sergei starts work on the family estate, she sees in him a chance for salvation. However, their subsequent affair marks the beginning of a descent into crime.
A young woman, married to a wealthy man, but miserably lonely; trapped within a world ruled with an iron fist. Katerina is driven by a lust for life and for love. Her husband, though, is impotent; her father-in-law a tyrant. No wonder, then, that she longs to free herself from this yoke. When Sergei starts work on the family estate, she sees in him a chance for salvation. However, their subsequent affair marks the beginning of a descent into crime.
Cast
- Markéta Hrubešová
- Galina Vishnevskaya
- Michal Dlouhý
- Nicolai Gedda
- Petr Haničinec
- Dimiter Petkov
- Václav Neckář
- Werner Krenn
- Eva Šlosárová
- Taru Valjakka
Director
- Petr Weigl
Producers
- Evelyn Paulmann
