A Nest of Gentry

Overview
Cast & Crew
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The Plot

A screen adaptation of the novel of the same name by Russian writer Ivan Turgenev. The film portrays the life of Russian landed gentry in the 1840s. After a long travel in Europe, nobleman Lavretsky returns back home. Everything in his estate is so familiar and dear to his heart. On his first visit to his neighbors, the Kalitins, he meets Lisa. He forgets his wife, left in Paris, forgets all his past. He desires only one thing – to always be with Lisa who is so unlike the women he used to know.

Run Time

1h 51m

Genre

Romance, Drama

Release Date

25 Aug 1969

Country

Soviet Union

Language

Russian

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