''Yevdokiya'' (russian: Евдокия) is a 1961 Soviet
melodrama
A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or exces ...
film directed by
Tatyana Lioznova
Tatyana Mikhailovna Lioznova (russian: link=no, Татьяна Михайловна Лиознова; 20 July 192429 September 2011) was a Soviet film director best known for her TV series ''Seventeen Moments of Spring'' (1973).
Film career
All ...
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Plot
The film tells about the worker Yevdokim and his wife Yevdokiya, who live in a small town in the province and raise foster children. Their life is full of bright passions and moments.
Cast
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Lyudmila Khityaeva as Yevdokiya
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Nikolai Lebedev as Yevdokim
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Alevtina Rumyantseva as Natalia
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Lyuba Basova as Natalia in childhood
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Olga Narovchatova as Natalia in youth
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Vladimir Ivashov as Pavel Chernyshev
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Yevgeni Anufriyev as Andrey
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Aleksandr BarsovYevdokiya (1961) Full Cast / Crew
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* Vera Altayskaya as Anna Shkapidar
* Valentin Zubkov
Valentin Ivanovich Zubkov (russian: Валенти́н Ива́нович Зубко́в; 12 May 1923 – 18 January 1979) was a Soviet film actor. He was born in Peschanoye Settlement of Ryazan Province. He finished Armavir Military Aviation Sc ...
as Porokhin
* Ivan Ryzhov
Ivan Petrovich Ryzhov (russian: Ива́н Петро́вич Рыжо́в; 25 January 1913, Ramensky District, Zelyonaya Sloboda, Bronnitsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate — 15 March 2004, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. Peop ...
as Ivan Yegorovich Shestyorkin
References
External links
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1961 films
1960s Russian-language films
Soviet romantic drama films
Gorky Film Studio films
Films directed by Tatyana Lioznova
Soviet black-and-white films
Films based on novellas