The Marriage of Balzaminov
Cast & Crew
Konstantin Voinov
Georgiy Vitsin
Lyudmila Shagalova
Lidiya Smirnova
Ye. Savinova
Zhanna Prokhorenko
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Synopsis
In mid-19th-century Russia, Balzaminov, a timid clerk, escapes from the drab reality of his life through wild fantasies. By closing his eyes he becomes a celebrated general, a czar, or a romantic lover galloping on a white horse to his lady love. In actuality, his quest for a wealthy and beautiful wife is filled with frustration, despite the goadings of a domineering mother and a persistent matchmaker. Each pleasing prospect for marriage eventually rejects Balzaminov as a suitor because of his bumbling and doltish ways. At last, however, Balzaminov finds a wealthy bride, though there is considerable discrepancy between the daydream and its fulfillment. Instead of a fragile young beauty, he marries Belotelova, a fat, aging widow; instead of a magnificent wedding procession, there is only a coach carrying the widow and her downtrodden husband.
Director
Konstantin Voinov
Cast
Georgiy Vitsin
Lyudmila Shagalova
Lidiya Smirnova
Ye. Savinova
Zhanna Prokhorenko
Lyudmila Gurchenko
Tamara Nosova
Nikolay Kryuchkov
Rolan Bykov
Inna Makarova
Nadezhda Rumyantseva
Tatyana Konyukhova
Nonna Mordyukova
G. Shpigel
B. Baybakov
Sh. Baron
I. Bykov
A. Vlasov
V. Gerasin
G. Donyagin
S. Yefimov
V. Zavyalov
V. Kiryanov
A. Konyashin
V. Korotkov
V. Lazarev
M. Krivova
A. Larionov
Yu. Rodnoy
F. Sergeyev
M. Suvorov
V. Tatarinov
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Released in the U.S.S.R. in 1965 as Zhenitba Balzaminova.
