Subject for a Short Story (1969)
The film tells about Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. October 17, 1896. On the facade of the Alexandrinsky Theater — a poster about the premiere of "The Seagull". A few hours are left before the performance. Chekhov and his sister Masha are expecting Lika Mizinova from Moscow station to arrive from Moscow. Chekhov is alarmed by the upcoming premiere, excited by the meeting with love, which never took place. Memories of acquaintance with Lika, of the experiences caused by the rude scolding of newspaper men who predicted the young writer the inglorious "death under the fence", about the unexpected decision for everyone to go to Sakhalin...
Director: Sergei Yutkevich
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 82 min
Release Date: October 6, 1969
Cast
- Yevgeni Lebedev - Pavel Yegorovich Chekhov
- Aleksandra Panova - Yevgeniya Yakovlevna Chekhova
- Rolan Bykov - Mikhail Pavlovich Chekhov
- Iya Savvina - Mariya Pavlovna Chekhova
- Mykola Hrynko - Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
- Marina Vlady - Lika Mizinova
- Yuriy Yakovlev - Ignatiy Potapenko
- Leonid Gallis - Gilyarovskiy
- Vladimir Osenev - Kurbatov
- Yekaterina Vasilyeva - artist Ovchinnikova
Screenplay
Music: Rodion Shchedrin
Cinematography: Naum Ardashnikov
Editing: Klavdiya Aleyeva
Production: Telcia Films, Mosfilm
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
Keywords
love triangle, biography, family relationships, railway station, birch forest
More Films by Director: Sergei Yutkevich
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Subject for a Short Story about?
- The film tells about Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. October 17, 1896. On the facade of the Alexandrinsky Theater — a poster about the premiere of "The Seagull". A few hours are left before the performance. Chekhov and his sister Masha are expecting Lika Mizinova from Moscow station to arrive from Moscow. Chekhov is alarmed by the upcoming premiere, excited by the meeting with love, which never took place. Memories of acquaintance with Lika, of the experiences caused by the rude scolding of newspaper men who predicted the young writer the inglorious "death under the fence", about the unexpected decision for everyone to go to Sakhalin...
- Who directed Subject for a Short Story?
- Subject for a Short Story was directed by Sergei Yutkevich.
- Who stars in Subject for a Short Story?
- Subject for a Short Story stars Yevgeni Lebedev, Aleksandra Panova, Rolan Bykov, Iya Savvina, Mykola Hrynko, Marina Vlady.
- How long is Subject for a Short Story?
- Subject for a Short Story has a runtime of 1h 22m (82 minutes).
- What genre is Subject for a Short Story?
- Subject for a Short Story is a Drama film.
- Where was Subject for a Short Story produced?
- Subject for a Short Story was produced in Soviet Union.