Father Sergius (1978 film)
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Directed by | Igor Talankin |
Written by |
Leo Tolstoy (novel) Igor Talankin |
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Music by | Alfred Schnittke |
Cinematography |
Georgy Rerberg Anatoly Nikolayev |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Father Sergius (Russian: Отец Сергий, translit. Otets Sergiy) is a 1978 Soviet drama film directed by Igor Talankin based on the eponymous story by Leo Tolstoy.[1][2]
Plot
Prince Stepan Kasatsky, an officer, ardent, proud young man is a big admirer of the king. Kasatsky is about to get married, but at the last moment learns from the bride that she was the mistress of the emperor. The prince is deeply disappointed in secular life, he takes a monastic vow and leaves the capital. Faith in God was supposed to save his soul, but passions and worldly temptations do not leave Kasatsky.
Father Sergius (Kasatsky's new name) leads the hermit's way of life, strictly adhering to order and pacifying the flesh. Deciding that this is not enough - he decides to leave the monastery. He becomes a recluse and starts to live in a cave. Rumors about a former handsome officer who took tonsure, reach a group of people who are resting nearby the monk's cave. A beautiful depraved woman tries to seduce him, and Father Sergius has to cut off his finger to avoid succumbing to her charms. More time passes, and he still does not manage to avoid sin. The feeble-minded daughter of a local merchant, who was led to the hermit for prayer therapy, seduces the monk.
Father Sergius leaves the monastic cell, takes a knapsack and goes off to wander and beg.
Cast
- Sergei Bondarchuk - Stepan Kasatsky / Father Sergius
- Valentina Titova - Maria Korotkova
- Vladislav Strzhelchik - Nicholas I
- Nikolai Gritsenko - General Korotkov, husband of Maria
- Boris Ivanov - hegumen
- Ivan Lapikov - old man on the ferry
- Ivan Solovyov - Reverend Nicodemus
- Lyudmila Maksakova - Daria Makovkina
- Georgi Burkov - a merchant
- Olga Anokhina - Maria, the daughter of a merchant
- Alla Demidova - Pashenka
- Dima Streltsov - Cadet Stepan of Kasatsky
- Alyosha Proskuryakov - little Stevenka
- Sasha Levchenko - little Pashenka
- Irina Skobtseva - Baroness at the Ball
- Alexander Dick - The Marquis
- Aleksandr Belyavsky - master on the ferry
- Katya Bystrova - daughter of Maria
- Nikolai Gorlov - father of Nicodemus
- Vatslav Dvorzhetsky - Director of the Cadet Corps
- Eduard Izotov - lawyer on Shrovetide
- Valentin Kulik - landowner
- Alexander Lebedev - monk
- Vladimir Mashchenko - Captain Schwartz
- Yuriy Nazarov - a man on the ferry
- Andrey Smolyakov - novice Alyosha
- Arkady Trusov - priest
- Svetlana Svetlichnaya - lady (uncredited
- Vladimir Ivashov - episode
- Sergei Nikonenko - episode
- Natalya Fateyeva - episode
- Victor Shulgin - episode
- Vladimir Basov- episode (uncredited)
Awards
All-Union Film Festival (1979)
- Sergey Bondarchuk - Prize for Best Actor
- Georgy Rerberg - Prize for Fine Decision
- Victor Petrov - Prize for Fine Decision
- Anatoly Nikolaev - Prize for Fine Decision
- Yuri Fomenko - Prize for the Fine decision
References
- ↑ "Отец Сергий. Х/ф". Russia-K.
- ↑ "Одиннадцать фильмов Игоря Таланкина". Izvestia.
- ↑ "ВКФ (Всесоюзный кинофестиваль)" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 7 January 2011.