(Катерина Измайлова)

Content: Katerina Izmailova is a filmization of Dmitry Shostakovich's long-suppressed 1936 opera. Galina Vishnevskaya stars as Katerina, a bored 19th century farm wife. At the behest of her grungy lover, Katerina murders her husband and her father-in-law. She and her new beau are both sent to Siberia, where the lover almost immediately takes up with a younger woman. Banned by Stalin for its bleak portrait of Soviet life, Katerina Izmailova was not given a Russian staging for over 40 years; its Metropolitan Opera debut did not occur until 1994. Dmitri Shostakovich also wrote the screenplay for the screen version of Katerina Izmailova.

Countries:

Soviet Union

Genres:

Drama,

Music

Runtime:

118 minutes

Year:

1966

Directors:

Mikhail Shapiro

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Production companies:

Lenfilm

Actors:

Katerina Izmailova

Sergey

Zinoviy Borisovich

Boris Timofeyevich

Village Drunk

Crews:

Director

Assistant Director

Art Direction

Costume Design

Director of Photography