''The Blizzard'' (russian: Метель) is a 1964 Soviet film directed by

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, based on the 1831 story "

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" from ''

The Belkin Tales ''The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin'' (russian: «По́вести поко́йного Ива́на Петро́вича Бе́лкина», 1831) is a series of five short stories and a fictional editorial introduction by Russian autho ...

'' by

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Plot

Marya Gavrilovna R... was brought up on French novels. She was in love with Vladimir, a poor

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. However, Maria's parents disapproved of her daughter's choice. But this does not stop Maria Gavrilovna, and she and Vladimir decide to run away, secretly get married and wait for their parents to bless them. Marya Gavrilovna wrote a letter to her parents and left. But, having arrived to get married, she feels unwell. And Vladimir, having left on a horse-drawn sleigh, loses his way due to a strong snowstorm and arrives very late, already in the morning. By that time, the church was empty: Marya Gavrilovna was mistakenly married to some other officer who happened to be in this church by chance; during the ceremony, she notices the substitution and faints, and the newly-made "husband" hastily retreats. Returning home, Masha burns the letter, after which she falls ill and is "at the edge of the coffin" for two weeks. Vladimir no longer makes attempts to meet Masha, believing that he is unworthy of her, and soon goes to the

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, where he heroically dies. About three years after the beginning of the story, a 26-year-old colonel Burmin appears in the entourage of Marya Gavrilovna (her father will already die by that time, making her daughter the heir to the estate), Marya Gavrilovna falls in love with him and in the scene of the explanation learns that he is the same officer with whom she once married, and that he also has tender feelings for her.

Cast

Valentina Titova Valentina Antipovna Titova (russian: Валентина Антиповна Титова; February 6, 1942 in Korolyov, Moscow Oblast SSSR) is a Russian actress. Biography Valentina Antipovna Titova was born on 6 February 1942 in the city of K ...

– Maria Gavrilovna *

Oleg Vidov Oleg Borisovich Vidov (russian: Олег Борисович Видов; June 11, 1943 – May 15, 2017) was a Soviet Russian American actor, film director and producer. He appeared in 50 films beginning in 1961. A refugee from his native Sovi ...

– Vladimir *

Georgy Martyniuk Georgy Yakovlevich Martyniuk ( rus, Георгий Яковлевич Мартынюк, p=ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪj ˈjakəvlʲɪvʲɪtɕ mərtɨˈnʲuk; 3 March 1940 – 13 February 2014) was a Russian film and theater actor. Biography Born in Orenbu ...

– Burmin *

Mariya Pastukhova Mariya is a variation of the feminine given name Maria. People * Mariya Abakumova (born 1986), Russian Olympic javelin thrower * Mariya Agapova (born 1997), Kazakhstani mixed martial arts fighter * Mariya Alyokhina (born 1988), Russian politica ...

– Praskovya Petrovna *

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– Gavrila Gavrilovich *

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– Maid *

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– Dranov *

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– Schmitt *

Nikolai Burlyayev Nikolai Petrovich Burlyayev (russian: Николай Петрович Бурляев; born 3 August 1946) is a Soviet and Russian actor and film director. Born into a family of actors, Burlyayev started his career in film and theatre when he was ...

– Lancer *

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– Priest

External links

* 1964 films Soviet romantic drama films Mosfilm films Films based on works by Aleksandr Pushkin Films directed by Vladimir Basov Films scored by Georgy Sviridov 1960s Russian-language films {{1960s-USSR-film-stub