''The Boarder'' (russian: Нахлебник, Nakhlebnik) is a 1953 Soviet

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directed by

Vladimir Basov Vladimir Pavlovich Basov (russian: link=no, Владимир Павлович Басов; 28 July 192317 September 1987) was a Soviet Russian actor, film director and screenwriter. People's Artist of the USSR (1983). Biography Vladimir Basov was ...

and Mstislav Korchagin and starring

Boris Chirkov Boris Petrovich Chirkov (russian: Борис Петрович Чирков; 13 August 1901, Brianka – 28 May 1982, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian actor and Pedagogy, pedagogue. He appeared in 50 films between 1928 and 1975. He was awarde ...

, Sergei Kurilov and Lidiya Dranovskaya.Rollberg p.90 It is based upon the play of the same name by

Ivan Turgenev Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (; rus, links=no, Ива́н Серге́евич Турге́невIn Turgenev's day, his name was written ., p=ɪˈvan sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tʊrˈɡʲenʲɪf; 9 November 1818 – 3 September 1883 (Old Style dat ...

Synopsis

After years of absence from

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

comes Eletskaya (Lidiya Dranovskaya) to her estate together with her husband (Sergei Kurilov). The young couple are met by a poor nobleman Kuzovkin (

), a boarder at the home of Eletskaya. Her husband and the surrounding landowners who are laden with boredom from the monotony of the provincial life, make fun of the old man, humiliating his personal dignity. Unable to withstand the bullying, Kuzovkin publicly declares that the woman of the house is his daughter. At the insistence of Eletskiy, the old man leaves the house of his daughter.

Cast

as Vasiliy Semonovich Kuzovkin (impoverished nobleman) * Sergei Kurilov as Pavel Nikolaevich Eletskiy (St. Petersburg official) * Lidiya Dranovskaya as Olga Petrovna Korina (wife of Eletskiy) * Pavel Springfeld as Flegont Aleksandrovich Tropachev (neighbour, landowner) * Sergey Komarov as Ivan Kuzmich Ivanov (Kuzovkin's friend) *

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as Praskovya Ivanovna (matron) * Georgiy Georgiu as Narciss Konstantinovich Trembinsky (butler) *

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as Karpachev (neighbour of modest means) *

Rimma Shorokhova Rimma (Russian: Римма) is a Russian feminine given name that may refer to the following notable people: *Rimma Aldonina (born 1928), Russian architect and children's poet *Rimma Belova (born May 1933), Soviet long track speed skater *Rimma Bil ...

as Masha (maid) *

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as Egor Alekseich (administrator) *

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as Vaska (cossack)

References

Bibliography

* Rollberg, Peter. ''Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* 1953 films 1953 drama films Soviet drama films 1950s Russian-language films Films based on works by Ivan Turgenev Films directed by Vladimir Basov Soviet black-and-white films {{1950s-USSR-film-stub