Lady with the Dog (1960)
On holiday in Yalta, Muscovite banker Dimitri Gurov contrives to meet a young woman who walks her dog. She’s Anna Sergeyevna, trapped in a loveless marriage to a lackey. He’s unhappy in an arranged marriage. With neither spouse at hand, Dimitri and Anna begin an affair. After a short time, she returns to Saratov, he to Moscow, believing it’s good-by forever. All winter he is miserable, enervated, distracted by tristesse. In desperation, he contrives to go to Saratov, surprising her at a concert. Fearing discovery in her home town, she promises to come to Moscow. Will they cast aside reputation to live together, or will theirs be an affair of infrequent encounters in hotel rooms?
Director: Iosif Kheifits
Genre: Romance, Drama
Runtime: 83 min
Release Date: January 28, 1960
Cast
- Iya Savvina - Анна Сергеевна
- Aleksey Batalov - Дмитрий Дмитриевич Гуров
- Nina Alisova - жена Гурова
- Pantelejmon Krymov - Алексей Семенович Фролов (приятель Гурова по клубу)
- Yuri Medvedev - чиновник (партнер по карточным играм Докторского клуба)
- Pavel Pervushin - извозчик
- Lev Stepanov - продавец собачки Фру-фру
- Zinaida Dorogova - певица в ресторане
- Vladimir Erenberg - приятель Гурова
- Kirill Gun - чиновник
Screenplay
- Anton Chekhov (Novel)
- Iosif Kheifits
- Irina Tarsanova (Script Editor)
- Vladislav Glinka (Script Consultant)
- G. Byaliy (Script Consultant)
Music: Nadezhda Simonyan
Cinematography: Dmitri Meskhiyev, Andrey Moskvin
Editing: Yelena Bazhenova
Production: Lenfilm
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
More Films by Director: Iosif Kheifits
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lady with the Dog about?
- On holiday in Yalta, Muscovite banker Dimitri Gurov contrives to meet a young woman who walks her dog. She’s Anna Sergeyevna, trapped in a loveless marriage to a lackey. He’s unhappy in an arranged marriage. With neither spouse at hand, Dimitri and Anna begin an affair. After a short time, she returns to Saratov, he to Moscow, believing it’s good-by forever. All winter he is miserable, enervated, distracted by tristesse. In desperation, he contrives to go to Saratov, surprising her at a concert. Fearing discovery in her home town, she promises to come to Moscow. Will they cast aside reputation to live together, or will theirs be an affair of infrequent encounters in hotel rooms?
- Who directed Lady with the Dog?
- Lady with the Dog was directed by Iosif Kheifits.
- Who stars in Lady with the Dog?
- Lady with the Dog stars Iya Savvina, Aleksey Batalov, Nina Alisova, Pantelejmon Krymov, Yuri Medvedev, Pavel Pervushin.
- How long is Lady with the Dog?
- Lady with the Dog has a runtime of 1h 23m (83 minutes).
- What genre is Lady with the Dog?
- Lady with the Dog is a Romance, Drama film.
- Where was Lady with the Dog produced?
- Lady with the Dog was produced in Soviet Union.