Movie Description

Гроза

(1934)

Overview

The cinematic adaptation of "The Storm" play by Aleksandr Ostrovsky. In a provincial town on the Volga River, the young and sensitive Katerina marries Tikhon, a violent drunkard, and thus enters the crude milieu of greedy salesmen, the "dark kingdom". Her mother-in-law, Kabanikha, rules the family with an iron fist and endlessly harasses Katerina. One day, when Tikhon is away, she meets Boris, a man who embodies everything Katerina is longing for.

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Original TitleГроза

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1934-03-25

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 25m

Production CompaniesGosudarstvennoe Upravlenie Kinematografii i fotografii (GUKF)

Genres

  • Drama