Sofia Kovalevskaya

Sofia Kovalevskaya (1986)

Софья Ковалевская

A film about the remarkable life of Russian mathematician Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (1850-1891), the first woman to become a corresponding member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. Sofia Kovalevskaya's life was full of complex and dramatic twists and turns. These included a fictitious marriage that allowed her to obtain a higher education abroad; a period when she and her husband embarked on a commercial venture; and, finally, her breakup with him. The film's drama is built on the fact that Sofia Kovalevskaya's grown-up daughter, Fufa, several years after her mother's death, tries to understand who she was not only as a mathematician and public figure, but also simply as a person.

Date of release
1986-03-12
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (4)
Runtime
3h 32m
Genres
Drama, History, TV Movie
Director
Ayan Shakhmaliyeva

Casting

Interesting facts

Sofya Kovalevskaya is a 1985 biographical television miniseries, directed by Ayan Shakhmaliyeva and starring Elena Safonova.

Production

Film was produced by Gosteleradio state production company of the Soviet Union with the production crew of Ekran Studios, Moscow. Filming dates were in 1984 and 1985. Post-production was completed by Ekran studios, and at postproduction facilities of Lenfilm studios in St. Petersburg in the spring of 1985.

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