''Malva'' (russian: Мальва) is a 1957 Soviet
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
based on the stories of
Maxim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (russian: link=no, Алексе́й Макси́мович Пешко́в; – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (russian: Макси́м Го́рький, link=no), was a Russian writer and social ...
''Mallow'' and ''Two tramp''.
Plot
The history of rivalry father and son from the love of one woman.
Once a farmer Basil left his native village, leaving his wife and his son Jacob. For many years he worked in the fishing industry, which, forgetting about family, friends with beautiful fisherwoman Malva and lived a serene life. But grown-up son came to his father. Soon relationships between him and Malva led to conflicts with his father.
Cast
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Dzidra Ritenberga
Dzidra Ritenberga (29 August 1928 – 9 March 2003) was a Latvian actress and film director.
Ritenberga won the best actress award at the 1957 Venice International Film Festival for her performance as ''Malva'' in ''Malva
''Malva'' is ...
— Malva
*Pavel Usovenichenko — Vasily
*Anatoly Ignatiev — Yakov
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Gennadi Yukhtin — Seryozhka
*Arkady Tolbuzin — clerk
*Ivan Matveev — Stepok
Awards
* Dzidra Ritenberga - winner of the international
Film Festival in Venice for Best Actress (
1957
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References
External links
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''Malva'' at the kinopoisk.ru
1957 films
Films based on works by Maxim Gorky
Soviet drama films
Russian drama films
1957 drama films
1950s Russian-language films
1950s Soviet films
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