Dubrovskiy
About Dubrovskiy
Kirila Petrovich Troekurov, after a quarrel over an insolent servant, uses the court to seize his neighbor Andrey Dubrovsky's estate, Kistenevka. The old man loses his sanity and dies. His son Vladimir, a guards officer, burns the estate with the court officials inside, then robs landowners while sparing Troekurov. Disguised as the French tutor Desforges, he falls in love with Masha, who will not leave Prince Vereisky after the forced wedding. In this film's ending Vladimir dies fighting government troops, and his band executes Troekurov.
Cast & crew
More about Dubrovskiy
Aleksandr Ivanovsky directed and wrote this adaptation of Pushkin's unfinished novel, published in 1841. Aleksandr Sigaev photographed it. Wikidata dates the release February 16, 1936, lists 75 minutes, and the English page notes that the film adds Vladimir's death in battle.
Themes
Background
Pushkin left the novel unfinished. The film supplies a death in battle and Troekurov's execution by the surviving band.
Look
Aleksandr Sigaev photographed the Lenfilm adaptation.
Notes
- Boris Livanov plays Vladimir Dubrovsky and Nikolay Monakhov plays Troekurov.
- Galina Grigoryeva plays Masha, Vladimir Gardin plays Prince Vereisky, and Mikhail Tarkhanov plays Spitsyn.
- Troekurov's jokes include locking guests in a room with a hungry bear.
- Masha is 17 when Troekurov marries her to the old prince, and she refuses Vladimir's rescue because of her vows.
Scenes
- Vladimir sets fire to Kistenevka with the judicial officials still in the house.
- After Vladimir is killed, his band storms the estate and executes Troekurov.
Influenced by
- Alexander Pushkin's unfinished novel Dubrovsky (published 1841)
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (1936. Дубровский.webm)
