Alexander Ostrovsky

Leos Janácek - Kát'a Kabanová (2022)

Janáček's three-act opera Katya Kabanova, staged by Barrie Kosky and staged at the Felsenreitschule by Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša with an international cast of soloists, was performed on August 7 at the 2022 Salzburg Festival. The opera is based on th ...

Thunderstorm (2019)

The action unfolds in our days, in the small Volga town of Kalinov, where nothing has changed since the days of Alexander Ostrovsky's classical play: if any rays of light do appear in the dark empire, then they are doomed to perish quietly in the general a ...

The Forest (2014)

The Forest is both a vibrantly spontaneous and brutally funny family drama, and a glorious tribute to acting and theater - in other words, an Arnaud Desplechin film. With Michel Vuillermoz and Denis Podalydès as the nephew and his friend, Adeline D'Hermy ...

Crazy Money (2010)

Bankrupt (2009)

Merchant Samson Silych Bolshov borrowed a large sum of money. And, not wanting to return it, declared bankruptcy. He transferred all his property to the name of the clerk Lazar Podkhalyuzin, for whom - for his own peace of mind - he marries his daughter Li ...

Bribes are Smooth (2008)

The film is a modern adaptation of Alexander Ostrovsky's unforgettable play "Profitable Place". ...

Forest (2006)

Alexander Ostrovsky's textbook comedy in the modern interpretation of Kirill Serebrennikov: about the price of freedom and love in the same ruble equivalent. ...

The Wise Man (2004)

The story of the adventures of a young man – overly ambitious and cynical, who wanted to make a career but ended up failing. ...

A Savage (2002)

A new screen version of the play of the same name, written by Aleksandar Ostrovski. After a long time spent traveling abroad, the aging landowner Aleksandar Ashmetev returns to his mansion. He soon informs his spouse Maria Petrova (whom he doesn't love) th ...

In a Busy Place (1999)

Provincial Benefit (1993)

Life in art based on the plays of A. Ostrovsky: "Talents and Admirers", "Forest", etc. ...

Heart Is Not a Stone (1989)

According to the play of the same name of A. N. Ostrovsky. The merchants already possess the big equities. Money "runs the show". The world of feelings and hearts is degraded. ...

Balzaminov's Marriage (1989)

The silly but practical mother of the quiet fool and dreamer Misha Balzaminov, knowing that her son cannot survive on his own abilities alone, does everything she can to marry him off profitably. Several times, Balzaminov's matchmaking ends not just in fai ...

After the Rain, on Thursday (1986)

A palace steward conspires with bandits to kidnap an infant czar's son and an orphan adopted by the czar, replacing the prince with the steward's son. Two decades later the true prince and his foster brother are slaves in a quarry, the changeling grew up a ...

Balzaminov's Marriage (1986)

Based on the plays by A.N. Ostrovsky's tales, staged by the Maly Theater. ...

Búrka (1985)

Ruthless Romance (1984)

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. ...

Late love (1983)

According to the play of the same name A. N. Ostrovsky. ...

Crazy Money (1981)

Moscow mid-XIX century. Middle-aged provincial businessman Savva Gennadievich Vasilkov falls in love with local beauty Lidiya Yuryevna Cheboksarova. Wanting to meet her, he asks his new acquaintance Telyatev to introduce himself as Cheboksarov. Telyatev an ...

A Profitable Position (1981)

A young official, ambitious, but holding idealistic views, doesn't want to curry favor, or use patronage, although he is ready to live, albeit poorly, but honestly. He's subjected to increasing pressure from others who believe that material well-being is m ...

The Vacancy (1981)

An eccentric musical about what awaits a young honest man who does not want to enjoy the benefits of a "profitable place", despite the fact that he has a young wife, a very persistent mother-in-law and an influential uncle. ...

The Forest (1980)

The heroine of the film, Mrs. Gurmyzhskaya, is a former beauty who is living out her days in a remote province. Her nephew, a high school dropout, comes to visit her at her estate, and the hostess, out of boredom, decides to have an affair with him... He w ...

Der Wald (1979)

Belugin's Wedding (1978)

This play is one of the repertory plays of Russian theater – in the first year of production (1878) it was on the stage of seventy provincial theaters. The main interest of the audience was the triangular relationship conceived according to the plot as t ...

The Pretty Man (1978)

A story about a married man who suddenly decides to leave his wife and marry rich woman. ...

The Last Sacrifice (1976)

The rich merchant widow Yuliya Tugina is practically ruined by her lover, impoverished nobleman Vadim Dulchin, who loves only himself and gambling. Merchant Flor Fedulych in love with a young widow Yuliya Pavlovna. But all her thoughts are occupied by the ...

The Forest (1975)

Raisa Gurmyzhskaya is a former beauty who is spending her widowed years in a remote province of Russia. After her friend's young son comes to visit her, she finds herself bored enough to embark on an affair. ...

Girl Without Dowry (1974)

Unlike her sisters, Larisa Ogudolova refuses to obey her mother's wish that she marry a wealthy old man in order to collect a dowry, but falls in love with a dashing scoundrel who soon betrays her. ...

Výnosné místo (1973)

Talents and Admirers (1973)

Negina, a popular but poor actress, receives lessons from her fiancé Meluzov. Prince Dulebov, intending to take advantage of the girl's dire circumstances, suggests sponsorship, gets refused and becomes spiteful. Despite the latter's intrigues, Negina's b ...

Schovanka (1973)

Spring Tale (1971)

A fairytale based on the play by Aleksandr Ostrovskiy. ...

Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man (1971)

TV version of the Vakhtangov's Theater play. The plot makes fun of secular society and shows what can turn cynical attempts to deceive people if they want to get to power and money. ...

Pozdná láska (1971)

Poverty is No Vice (1969)

Based on the play of the same name by A.N. Ostrovsky with the participation of actors from the State Academic Maly Theater. ...

The Snow Maiden (1968)

Snegurochka is the daughter of Grandfather Frost and the Beautiful Spring. Her icy heart had never known simple human joys, never known love until she met Lel. His warmth gave the girl a rich sense of the world around her and melted the heart of the cold b ...

Late Love (1968)

Based on the play of the same name by A. Ostrovsky, staged by the Moscow Art Academic Theater. Gorky. Written in 1873 and first staged at the Maly Theater, this play has not left the stage of many theaters since then. ...

Les (1967)

Výnosné miesto (1965)

The Marriage of Balzaminov (1964)

Based on the trilogy of Aleksandr Ostrovsky. Moscow, XIX century. A small official Misha Balzaminov lives in a small house. He, like his mother, sees his happiness in marrying a rich bride. Misha images in dreams and fantasies that he is a general or even ...

Pozdní láska (1962)

Talenty a ctitelé (1960)

Abyss (1960)

Family troubles, reproaches from acquaintances for stupidity and inability to live, illness of children, death of his wife brought Kirill Kiselnikov down. Flattered by a bribe, he commits a forgery. Betrayal of ideals is costly: the unfortunate person lose ...

Pozdní láska (1956)

Talents and Admirers (1956)

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 ...

In a Busy Place (1955)

The innkeeper Bessudny and his wife Eugenia are evil and greedy people. And their niece, the modest and decent Annushka, loves the landowner Milovidov. However, the envious Eugenia tries in every possible way to prevent her personal happiness. ...

Pozdní láska (1954)

The Forest (1953)

Based on the play of the same name by Aleksandr Ostrovsky. Two poor actors, Neschastlivtsev and Schastlivtsev, — no money, no work, no tobacco and that, having put on fake orders, armed with a pistol and a guitar, decide to visit the rich Neschastlivtse ...

Hot Heart (1953)

A love story based on a classic play by Aleksandr Ostrovskiy. ...

Wolves and Sheep (1953)

Provincial landowner Murzavetskaya, a hypocrite hiding under the mask of piety and virtue, wants to get her hands on the fortune of the rich widow Kupavina. ...

The Snow Maiden (1952)

The tale about a girl with a cold heart who is dying in agony because of joy and love. ...

Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man (1952)

A young man from a poor family, Egor Dmitrievich Glumov, motivated by ambition, wants to make a career. He deftly flatters, hypocrites, and obsequies, skillfully exploiting the weaknesses of his patrons, and secretly ridicules their stupidity and vulgarity ...

Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better (1952)

The imperious old woman Mavra Tarasovna, the mother of the Moscow merchant Amos Panfilovich Baraboshev, is looking for a general groom for her granddaughter Polyxena. ...

Guilty Without Guilt (1945)

A story based on a classic play by Alexander Ostrovsky. The famous actress Kruchinina graciously agrees to tour in a town with which she has heavy memories, and finds there a son, left by her due to circumstances many years ago. He has become embittered fr ...

Without Dowry (1937)

Larisa Ogudalova, unlike her sisters, refuses to obey her mother's wish that she marry a wealthy old man in order to collect a dowry ...

Výkřik do sibiřské noci (1936)

Thunderstorm (1934)

In a provincial town on the Volga River, the young and sensitive Katerina marries Tikhon, a violent drunkard, and thus enters the crude milieu of greedy salesmen, the "dark kingdom". Her mother-in-law, Kabanikha, rules the family with an iron fist and endl ...