Talents and Admirers
Таланты и поклонники
Synopsis
Negina, a talented actress at a provincial theater, must leave the stage because her purity of behavior is incompatible with theatrical customs. She loves the student Meluzov, and both dream of an honest, hard-working life. Harsh reality destroys her plans. A natural actress, Negina is unable to leave the theater, and in order to serve art, she is forced to betray her ideals and sell herself. After agonizing doubts, the actress becomes the mistress of the wealthy landowner Velikatov and leaves with him. Meluzov, left alone, angrily denounces the depraved "admirers of talent," the masters of the city.
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Tamara Alyoshina
Нина Васильевна Смельская
Pavel Kadochnikov
Gennadi Michurin
Konstantin Skorobogatov
Boris Smirnov
Великатов
Tatyana Lennikova
Негина
Valentina Savelyeva
Матрёна - прислуга
Ekaterina Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya
Домна Пантелеевна
Nikolai Komissarov
Yakov Gudkin
Alisa Freyndlikh
Vladimir Voronov
Мигаев Гаврила Петрович
Nikolay Trofimov
Вася
Nikolay Kharitonov
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Andrei Apsolon, Boris Dmokhovsky
- Screenplay & Story
- Leonid Lyubashevsky, Alexander Ostrovsky, A. Voytov, Dmitriy Ivaneev
- Original Score
- Dmitry Tolstoy, Yefim Sirotkin
- Original Title
- Таланты и поклонники
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Production Studios
- Lenfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Andrei Apsolon, Boris Dmokhovsky
Leonid Lyubashevsky, Alexander Ostrovsky, A. Voytov, Dmitriy Ivaneev
Dmitry Tolstoy, Yefim Sirotkin
Genrikh Marandzhyan
Aleksandra Borovskaya
Ivan Provotorov
Department Leadership Roster
Leonid Lyubashevsky
Writer
Andrei Apsolon
Director
Boris Dmokhovsky
Director
Dmitry Tolstoy
Original Music Composer
Genrikh Marandzhyan
Director of Photography
Abram Veksler
Production Design
Nikolai Suvorov
Production Design
Yefim Sirotkin
Original Music Composer
Tamara Levitskaya
Costume Design
Aleksandra Borovskaya
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Frequently Asked Questions About Talents and Admirers
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What is Talents and Admirers about?
Negina, a talented actress at a provincial theater, must leave the stage because her purity of behavior is incompatible with theatrical customs. She loves the student Meluzov, and both dream of an honest, hard-working life. Harsh reality destroys her plans. A natural actress, Negina is unable to leave the theater, and in order to serve art, she is forced to betray her ideals and sell herself. After agonizing doubts, the actress becomes the mistress of the wealthy landowner Velikatov and leaves with him. Meluzov, left alone, angrily denounces the depraved "admirers of talent," the masters of the city.
Who directed Talents and Admirers?
Talents and Admirers was directed by Andrei Apsolon, Boris Dmokhovsky.
Who stars in Talents and Admirers?
The principal cast of Talents and Admirers includes Tamara Alyoshina, Pavel Kadochnikov, Gennadi Michurin, Konstantin Skorobogatov, Boris Smirnov.
When was Talents and Admirers released and how long is it?
Talents and Admirers was released in 1956 with a total runtime of 1h 29m.
Who composed the musical score for Talents and Admirers?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Talents and Admirers was composed by Dmitry Tolstoy, Yefim Sirotkin.