
The Kreutzer Sonata
Release Date:
Nov 02, 1914
Runtime:
0h 42m
Genres:
Drama
Description
The Kreutzer Sonata is based on a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The work is an argument for the ideal of sexual abstinence and an in-depth first-person description of jealous rage. The main character, Pozdnyshev, relates the events leading up to his killing his wife.
Director:
Vladimir Gardin
Writer:
Vladimir Gardin
Stars:
Boris Orsky, Evgeniya Uvarova, Lydia Sycheva
Production:
Thiemann & Reinhardt