''Branch of Lilac'' (russian: Ветка сирени) is a 2007 Russian musical drama film directed by

Pavel Lungin Pavel Semyonovich Lungin (russian: Па́вел Семёнович Лунги́н; born 12 July 1949) is a Russian film director. He is sometimes credited as Pavel Loungine (as in the American release of ''Tycoon''). Lungin was awarded the distin ...

Plot

The film tells about the great Russian composer Sergey Rachmaninov, who, according to legend, after each performance received a bouquet of white lilac from an unknown woman. He performs grueling concerts abroad. The wife cannot stand it and leaves him. And suddenly he unravels the mystery of the white lilac.Ветка сирени, 2007
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Cast

Yevgeny Tsyganov Yevgeny Eduardovich Tsyganov (russian: link=no, Евгений Эдуардович Цыганов; born 15 March 1979) is a Russian stage and film actor, director, screenwriter and composer. Early life Yevgeny Tsyganov was born in Moscow in th ...

as Sergei *

Liya Akhedzhakova Liya Medzhidovna Akhedzhakova (russian: link=no, Лия Меджидовна Ахеджакова; born 9 July 1938) is a Soviet and Russian film, stage and voice actress who received the title of People's Artist of Russia in 1994. She received two ...

as Anna Sergeevna * Oleg Andreyev as Shalyapin *

Igor Chernevich Igor may refer to: People * Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name * Mighty Igor (1931–2002), former American professional wrestler * Igor Volkoff, a professional wrestler from NWA All-Star Wrestling ...

as Doctor Dahl *

Evdokiya Germanova Evdokiya Germanova (russian: Евдокия Алексеевна Германова; born 8 November 1959) is a Russian actress, stage director and drama teacher. Biography Evdokiya Germanova is the daughter of Aleksey Germanov, a professor o ...

as Aunt Satina *

Viktoriya Isakova Viktoriya Evgenievna Isakova (russian: Викто́рия Евге́ньевна Иса́кова; born 12 October 1976) is a Russian theater and film actress. Her film credits include '' Tochka (2006)'', '' The Island'' (2006) and ''Mirrors'' ...

as Anna * Aleksey Kortnev as Steinway *

Aleksey Petrenko Aleksei Vasilyevich Petrenko (russian: Алексей Васильевич Петренко; 26 March 1938 – 22 February 2017) was a Soviet and Russian film and stage actor. He played Grigori Rasputin in Elem Klimov's historical drama '' Agony ...

as Zverev * Miriam Sekhon as Marianna *

Viktoriya Tolstoganova Viktoriya Viktorovna Tolstoganova (russian: Виктория Викторовна Толстоганова; born 24 March 1972) is a Russian film and theater actress. Biography Viktoriya Tolstoganova was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Uni ...

as Natalya * Evgeniy Tsyganov as Sergei * Maksim Zausalin as Third journalist

References

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* {{IMDb title, id=0804500 2007 films 2000s Russian-language films Russian musical drama films 2000s musical drama films