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The Kreutzer Sonata (S)

Original title: Kreitserova sonata
Year: 1914
Running time: 30 min.
Country: Russia
Director: Vladimir Gardin
Screenwriter: Vladimir Gardin. Novel: Leo Tolstoy
Cast: Boris Orsky, Yelizaveta Uvarova, Lidiya Sychyova, Mikhail Tamarov
Cinematography: Aleksandr Levitsky (B&W)
Producer: Thiemann & Reinhardt
Genre: Drama | Silent Film. Origins of Film. Jealousy. Short Film
Movie Groups: Leo Tolstoy Adaptations
Synopsis: During a train ride, Pozdnyshev overhears a conversation concerning marriage, divorce and love. When a woman argues that marriage should not be arranged but based on true love, he asks "what is love?" and points out that, if understood as an exclusive preference for one person, it often passes quickly. Convention dictates that two married people stay together, and initial love can quickly turn into hatred. He then relates how he used to visit prostitutes when he was young, and complains that women's dresses are designed to arouse men's desires. He further states that women will never enjoy equal rights to men as long as men view them as objects of desire, but yet describes their situation as a form of power over men, mentioning how much of society is geared towards their pleasure and well-being and how much sway they have over men's actions.

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The Kreutzer Sonata (S)

1914

Vladimir Gardin