The Boarder (1953 film)

The Boarder
Polish film poster
Directed by	Vladimir Basov
Written by	Ivan Turgenev (play)
Cinematography
Music by
Release date	1953
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

The Boarder (Russian: Нахлебник, romanized: Nakhlebnik) is a 1953 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Basov and and starring Boris Chirkov, Sergei Kurilov and .^[1] It is based upon the play of the same name by Ivan Turgenev.

Synopsis[]

After years of absence from St. Petersburg comes Eletskaya (Lidiya Dranovskaya) to her estate together with her husband (Sergei Kurilov). The young couple are met by a poor nobleman Kuzovkin (Boris Chirkov), a boarder at the home of Eletskaya. Her husband and the surrounding landowners who are laden with boredom from the monotony of the provincial life, make fun of the old man, humiliating his personal dignity. Unable to withstand the bullying, Kuzovkin publicly declares that the woman of the house is his daughter. At the insistence of Eletskiy, the old man leaves the house of his daughter.

Cast[]

• Boris Chirkov as Vasiliy Semonovich Kuzovkin (impoverished nobleman)
• Sergei Kurilov as Pavel Nikolaevich Eletskiy (St. Petersburg official)
• as Olga Petrovna Korina (wife of Eletskiy)
• as Flegont Aleksandrovich Tropachev (neighbour, landowner)
• Sergey Komarov as Ivan Kuzmich Ivanov (Kuzovkin's friend)
• as Praskovya Ivanovna (matron)
• as Narciss Konstantinovich Trembinsky (butler)
• as Karpachev (neighbour of modest means)
• as Masha (maid)
• as Egor Alekseich (administrator)
• Maria Vinogradova as Vaska (cossack)

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Rollberg, Peter. Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links[]

• The Boarder at IMDb

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