My Tender and Affectionate Beast

  • Romance
  • Drama
5/16/1978
105

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An aristocrat falls for a young woman who brings him ruin. Based on Chekhov's story. AKA A Hunting Accident, The Shooting Party.

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  • Geronimo1967

    This has something of the judgement of Paris about the story, only this time it's the impoverished "Olga" (Galena Belyaeva) who has to choose between three men who would have her heart, body and soul. Perhaps the most obvious choices might be the dashing "Kamyshev" (Oleg Yankovskiy), or maybe the elderly count "Karneyev" (Kirill Lavrov) but might she also consider the rather dour widower "Urbenin" (Leonid Markov)? What's clear is that all three would be perfectly happy to have her keep them warm on a winter's night. "Olga" is not, initially at any rate, a temptress, though. She doesn't wish to use any wiles and looks to ensnare anyone, she does genuinely believe that there is hope that she will find true love - and there's a clear candidate...

    December 17, 2024

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