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A Cruel Romance

Zhestokiy Romans (1984)

Drama, Historical, Romantic | Soviet Union

Director: Eldar Ryazanov

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Rating: 8.0/10

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SYNOPSIS

Cinematographic adaptation of classical Russian play "Dowry-less" by A. Ostrovsky. Noble but poor widow seeks to arrange marriage for her three daughters. She maintains "open house" or provincial form of salon hoping to attract gentlemen well-off enough to marry for love to a dowry-less.

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Voice: Anna Kamenkova, Valentina Ponomaryova

Writer: Aleksandr Ostrovskiy, Eldar Ryazanov

RUNTIME: 142 min

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