Family Happiness

Overview

The film comprises four novellas: (1) “From Boredom”. A wealthy matron, bored with life, embarks on a romance with her children’s romantic tutor. (2) “Nerves”. Haunted by tales of the supernatural, Vak­s­in can’t sleep and is found in the morning napping on the governess’s chest. (3) “The Avenger”. A husband plans to kill his unfaithful wife but abandons the plot when he dreads the punishment to come. (4) “The Proposal”. A tragicomic matchmaking tale of landowner Lomov wooing his neighbor’s daughter.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 8, 1970

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Mosfilm,Luch

Cast

Andrey Mironov,Nikolay Burlyaev,Aleksandr Orlov,Anatoliy Papanov,Igor Yasulovich,Lidiya Sukharevskaya,Georgi Burkov,Alisa Freyndlikh,Raisa Kurkina,Nikolai Gritsenkoand 4 more

Director

Sergey Solovyov,Alexandr Sheyn,Andrei Ladynin

Writer

Alexandr Sheyn,Arkadi Stavitsky,Sergey Solovyov,Andrei Ladynin,Anton Chekhov

Producer

Dmitry Zalbstein

Cinematography

Aleksandr Ryabov,Roman Veseler,Alfredo Álvarez

Music

Isaac Schwarts

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0165465