An Ardent Heart (film)

An Ardent Heart
Romanian film poster
Directed by	Gennadi Kazansky
Written by	Aleksandr Ostrovskiy (play)
Starring	Gennadiy Michurin Anna Belousova Tamara Alyoshina Aleksandr Borisov Konstantin Kalinis
Cinematography
Production company	Lenfilm Studio
Release date	1953 (1953)
Running time	179 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

An Ardent Heart (Russian: Горячее сердце, romanized: Goryachee serdtse) is a 1953 Soviet drama film directed by Gennadi Kazansky and starring Gennadiy Michurin, and .^[1] It is based on the play An Ardent Heart by Aleksandr Ostrovskiy. It was made by Lenfilm Studio.

Synopsis[]

The famous merchant Kuroslepov wastes his life binge drinking. The home is run by his wife Matrona, an overbearing and immoral woman who spends her husband's money, has an affair with the bailiff and strongly oppresses Parasha, Kuroslepov's daughter from his first marriage. The plot develops around the loss of a large sum of money. Parasha's groom Vasya gets accused of stealing and is threatened with being sent to serve in the army. The unfortunate young woman desperately prays for her man. The cowardly and prudent Vasya agrees to become a clown of the merchant Khlynov, who buys him off from conscription. Realizing the nullity of her beloved, Parasha finds happiness with a clerk Gavrila who is infatuated with her.

Cast[]

• Gennadiy Michurin as Kuroslepov Pavlin Pavlinovich
• as Kuroslepov's wife
• as Parasha
• Aleksandr Borisov as Gavrilo
• as Vasya Shustryi
• as Gradoboev Serapion Mordarievich
• as Khlynov Taras Tarasovich
• as Silan

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links[]

• An Ardent Heart at IMDb

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