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For the Russian song genre called "cruel romance", see Russian romance.A Cruel Romance (Russian: Жестокий романс) is a 1984 Russian romantic drama directed by Eldar Ryazanov. It is the second adaptation after Protazanov's and is the best known screen version of Alexander Ostrovsky's classic play Without a Dowry (1878). The main female role was played by Larisa Guzeyeva, for whom this was a cinematic debut.
The film was shot on location in the Upper Volga region, including Kostroma. It features a set of Russian romances written by Bella Akhmadulina, Marina Tsvetaeva and Eldar Ryazanov, composed by Andrey Petrov and Nina Shatskaya and performed by Valentina Ponomaryova. These songs have gained widespread popularity in Russia.
Original Release
09/18/1984
US Release
09/18/1984
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Alisa Freyndlikh | Ogudalova |
| Larisa Guzeeva | Larisa |
| Nikita Mikhalkov | Paratov |
| Andrey Myagkov | Karandyshev |
| Aleksey Petrenko | Knurov |
| Viktor Proskurin | Vozhevatov |
| Georgiy Burkov | Robinzon |
| Tatyana Pankova | Efrosinya Potapovna / Yefrosiniya Potapovna |
| Borislav Brondukov | Ivan |
| Aleksandr Pyatkov | Gavrilo |
Directors
Writers
Eldar Ryazanov, Aleksandr Ostrovskiy
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Alisa Freyndlikh | Ogudalova |
| Larisa Guzeeva | Larisa |
| Nikita Mikhalkov | Paratov |
| Andrey Myagkov | Karandyshev |
| Aleksey Petrenko | Knurov |
| Viktor Proskurin | Vozhevatov |
| Georgiy Burkov | Robinzon |
| Tatyana Pankova | Efrosinya Potapovna / Yefrosiniya Potapovna |
| Borislav Brondukov | Ivan |
| Aleksandr Pyatkov | Gavrilo |
| Yuriy Sarantsev | Kapitan / Captain |
| Olga Volkova | Modistka / Milliner |
| Dmitriy Buzylyov-Kretso | Ilya |
| Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy | Ofitser / Officer |
| Sergey Artsibashev | Gulyaev / Gulyayev |
| Ibragim Bargi | Kuzmich |
| Vladimir Myshkin | Ofitser / Gost u Paratova |
| Vladislav Gostishchev | Kuzmich |
| Vera Petrova | (as V. Petrova) |
| Olga Krasikova | Olga |
