A Petersburg Night () is a 1934 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori RoshalВ Конькове пройдет «Ночь кино» and Vera Stroyeva, loosely based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel Netochka Nezvanova and short story "White Nights". The film debut of actress Lyubov Orlova, the future star of Soviet cinema.Биография Любови Орловой
Plot The story follows Yegor Yefimov, a gifted self-taught violinist and former serf, who is freed by his landowner, Velemirov, and sets out for Saint Petersburg in pursuit of true art and professional musical training. On his way, Yefimov becomes stranded in a provincial town and takes a job at the local theater. There, he meets Schults, a diligent and disciplined violinist determined to succeed in music through hard work. One day, Yefimov abruptly leaves the theater and continues on foot to Petersburg. However, the cold and bureaucratic nature of the city quickly shatters his illusions.Петербургская ночь
Cast Lyubov OrlovaЛюбовь Орлова, домработница АнютаСегодня исполняется 115 лет со дня рождения Любви Орловой as Grushenka Boris Dobronravov as violinist Yegor Yefimov Kseniya Tarasova as Nastenka Anatoliy Goryunov as Schults Lev Fenin as Landlord Velemirov Igor Doronin as Student Ivan Kudryavtsev as weaver Ivan Vasilyev Sergei Vecheslov as Tavern guest Antonin Pankryshev as Gendarm Leonid Yurenev as His ExcellencyПетербургская ночь (1934) Full Cast & Crew
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