Vasili and Vasilisa

Vasili and Vasilisa
Vasili and Vasilisa
	Russian poster
	Russian: Василий и Василиса
Directed by	Irina Poplavskaya
Written by	Irina Poplavskaya; Valentin Rasputin (novel); Vasiliy Solovyov;
Starring	Olga Ostroumova; Mikhail Kononov;
Cinematography	Kadyrzhan Kydrylaliyev; Boris Sutotsky;
Edited by	Vera Ostrinskaya
Music by	Aleksey Muravlyov
Production; company	Mosfilm
Release date	November 30, 1981;
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Vasili and Vasilisa (Russian: Василий и Василиса, romanized: Vasiliy i Vasilisa) is a 1981 Soviet biographical drama film directed by Irina Poplavskaya.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Vasily (Mikhail Kononov) and Vasilisa (Olga Ostroumova) had seven children and were a hardworking family, respected by their village. But one day, something changed: Vasily began drinking heavily and struck his devoted wife, causing her to suffer a miscarriage. In response, Vasilisa expelled him to the barn, just before the outbreak of World War II. During the war, two of their sons were killed, and Vasily returned as a decorated war hero with the Order of Glory, yet Vasilisa was unable to forgive him.^[4]

Cast

Olga Ostroumova as Vasilisa Vologzhina
Mikhail Kononov as Vasili Vologzhin
Natalya Bondarchuk as Aleksandra
Maya Bulgakova as Avdotya
Andrei Rostotsky as Pyotr
Polina Kutepova as Vologzhin's daughter
Kseniya Kutepova as Vologzhin's daughter
Natalya Dikaryova as Tanya
Tatyana Dogileva as Nastya
Nikolay Volkov as neighbour
Georgiy Burkov as narrator (voice)
Gennadiy Frolov as Sanya^[5]

References

External links

Vasili and Vasilisa at IMDb

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[1] Закрывается XII Театральный фестиваль «Всеволожская весна»

[2] Выставка к юбилею Валентина Распутина открывается в Бахрушинском музее

[3] В Москве откроется выставка к 80-летию Валентина Распутина

[4] Василий и Василиса // КиноПоиск

[5] Vasili and Vasilisa (1981) Full Cast / Crew

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