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A Cruel Romance

1984·142 min

A Cruel Romance

Directed by Eldar Ryazanov

DramaRomance

In the town of Bryakhimov, noble but poor widow Harita Ignatyevna Ogudalova seeks to arrange marriages for her three daughters. She maintains an “open house”, hoping to attract gentlemen well-off enough to marry a dowry-less girl for love.

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Alisa Freyndlikh

Ogudalova

Larisa

Nikita Mikhalkov

Paratov

Karandyshev

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Tatyana Pankova

Yefrosiniya Potapovna

Boryslav Brondukov

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Aleksandr Pyatkov

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Sergei Artsybashev

Gulyayev

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Vladimir Myshkin

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Aleksandr Kuzmichyov

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A Cruel Romance (1984) is about in the town of Bryakhimov, noble but poor widow Harita Ignatyevna Ogudalova seeks to arrange marriages for her three daughters. She maintains an “open house”, hoping to attract gentlemen well-off enough to marry a dowry-less girl for love.

Who directed A Cruel Romance?

Eldar Ryazanov directed A Cruel Romance (1984).

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