''Earthy Love'' (russian: Любовь земная, Lyubov zemnaya) is a 1974 Russian romantic drama film directed by

Yevgeny Matveyev Yevgeny Semyonovich Matveyev (russian: Евгений Семёнович Матвеев, uk, Євген Семенович Матвеев; 8 March 1922 – 1 June 2003) was a Soviet and Russian actor and film director who was named a People's A ...

and starring Matveyev, Olga Ostroumova, and

Yury Yakovlev Yury Vasilyevich Yakovlev (russian: Ю́рий Васи́льевич Я́ковлев; 25 April 1928 – 30 November 2013) was a Soviet and Russian actor. He was awarded the honorary title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1976. Main works ...

. The film was a screen adaptation of Pyotr Proskurin's

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

''Earthy Love'', and was viewed by 50.9 million spectators in 1975. Yevgeny Matveyev was honored with the State Prize of the RSFSR for ''Earthy Love'' and '' Destiny''.

Plot

A story about love, the late chairman of the collective farm Zakhar Derugin (Yevgeny Matveev) marries the young woman Maria Polivanova (Olga Ostroumova) at the height of the harvest. There is a parallel developing romance between Catherine and her sister Derugin secretary of the District Party Committee Bryukhanov. The film shows the life of the Soviet countryside in the 1930s.

Cast

References

External links

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Earthy Love:Film.Peoples

Earthy Love: Kino-teatr.ru
{{in lang, ru 1974 films Mosfilm films 1970s Russian-language films 1974 romantic drama films Soviet romantic drama films Russian romantic drama films 1975 drama films 1975 films