Katerina Izmailova

Apr 25 1969 N/A 1h 58m
Drama, Music

Katerina Izmailova is a filmization of Dmitry Shostakovich's long-suppressed 1936 opera. Galina Vishnevskaya stars as Katerina, a bored 19th century farm wife. At the behest of her grungy lover, Katerina murders her husband and her father-in-law. She and her new beau are both sent to Siberia, where the lover almost immediately takes up with a younger woman. Banned by Stalin for its bleak portrait of Soviet life, Katerina Izmailova was not given a Russian staging for over 40 years; its Metropolitan Opera debut did not occur until 1994. Dmitri Shostakovich also wrote the screenplay for the screen version of Katerina Izmailova.

Plot

Katerina murders her husband and her father-in-law. She and her new beau are both sent to Siberia, where the lover almost immediately takes up with a younger woman.

Written by

Nikolai Leskov, Aleksandr Preis, Dmitri Shostakovich

Directed by

Mikhail Shapiro

Cast

Galina Vishnevskaya, Artyom Inozemtsev, Nikolay Boyarskiy

Crew

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Production Countries

Soviet Union

Production Companies

Lenfilm, Sovkino

Languages

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
87
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA