''An Ardent Heart'' (russian: Горячее сердце, Goryachee serdtse) is a 1953 Soviet

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directed by

Gennadi Kazansky Gennadi Kazansky (1 December 1910 – 14 September 1983) was a Soviet film director of the Soviet era.Goble p.355 Life and career Gennadi Kazansky was born on 18 November 18 or December 1910 in Voronezh. He studied art history at the Leningrad ...

and starring Gennadiy Michurin, Anna Belousova and Tamara Alyoshina.Goble p.355 It is based on the play ''

An Ardent Heart ''An Ardent Heart'' (russian: Горячее сердце, translit=Goryacheye serdtse; also translated as ''Burning Heart'') is a play by Alexander Ostrovsky written in 1858 and first published in the January 1869 issue of ''Otechestvennye Zapis ...

'' by Aleksandr Ostrovskiy. It was made by Lenfilm Studio.

Synopsis

The famous merchant Kuroslepov wastes his life binge drinking. The household is run by his wife Matrona, an overbearing and immoral woman who spends her husband's money, has an affair with the bailiff and strongly oppresses Parasha, Kuroslepov's daughter from his first marriage. The plot develops around the loss of a large sum of money. Parasha's groom Vasya gets accused of stealing and is threatened with being sent to serve in the army. The unfortunate young woman desperately prays for her man. The cowardly and prudent Vasya agrees to become a clown of the merchant Khlynov, who buys him off from conscription. Realizing the nullity of her beloved, Parasha finds happiness with a clerk Gavrila who is infatuated with her.

Cast

* Gennadiy Michurin as Kuroslepov Pavlin Pavlinovich * Anna Belousova as Kuroslepov's wife * Tamara Alyoshina as Parasha * Aleksandr Borisov as Gavrilo * Konstantin Kalinis as Vasya Shustryi *

Konstantin Skorobogatov The first name Konstantin () is a derivation from the Latin name ''Constantinus'' ( Constantine) in some European languages, such as Russian and German. As a Christian given name, it refers to the memory of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great ...

as Gradoboev Serapion Mordarievich *

Konstantin Adashevsky The first name Konstantin () is a derivation from the Latin name '' Constantinus'' (Constantine) in some European languages, such as Russian and German. As a Christian given name, it refers to the memory of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great ...

as Khlynov Taras Tarasovich * G. Osipenko as Silan

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1953 drama films 1953 films Soviet drama films 1950s Russian-language films Films based on works by Alexander Ostrovsky Films directed by Gennadi Kazansky Soviet black-and-white films 1950s Soviet films {{1950s-USSR-film-stub