Ruthless Romance (1984)
Жестокий романс
In the town of Bryakhimov, noble but poor widow Harita Ignatyevna Ogudalova seeks to arrange marriages for her three daughters. She maintains an “open house”, hoping to attract gentlemen well-off enough to marry a dowry-less girl for love.
- Date of release
- 1984-06-06
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (67)
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Eldar Ryazanov
Casting
- Alisa Freyndlikh — Ogudalova
- Larisa Guzeeva — Larisa
- Nikita Mikhalkov — Paratov
- Andrey Myagkov — Karandyshev
- Aleksey Petrenko — Knurov
- Viktor Proskurin — Vozhevatov
- Georgi Burkov — Robinzon
- Tatyana Pankova — Yefrosiniya Potapovna
- Boryslav Brondukov — Ivan
- Aleksandr Pyatkov — Gavrilo
- Yuriy Sarantsev — Captain
- Olga Volkova — Milliner
Interesting facts
- Based on: Without a Dowry
A Cruel Romance is a 1984 Russian romantic drama directed by Eldar Ryazanov. It is based on Alexander Ostrovsky's classic play Without a Dowry (1878). which had earlier been adapted into a film in 1937. The main female role was played by Larisa Guzeyeva in her cinematic debut.
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