Bless the Woman

Bless the Woman

114 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 4, 2003

Tiny Soviet village by the sea, in the years before the Second World War... A very young girl, Vera, falls madly in love with an older military officer who is visiting from out of town. She leaves her home and family to live with him in various military posts where he serves with the army. Through the difficulties of army life, and years of war, her love for this older man survives, and she gives herself completely without reservation. This film is about friendship, loss, survival, loyalty, and the wonderful gift of unconditional love, which is only given to a few.

Bless the Woman

114 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 4, 2003

Bless the Woman
Tiny Soviet village by the sea, in the years before the Second World War... A very young girl, Vera, falls madly in love with an older military officer who is visiting from out of town. She leaves her home and family to live with him in various military posts where he serves with the army. Through the difficulties of army life, and years of war, her love for this older man survives, and she gives herself completely without reservation. This film is about friendship, loss, survival, loyalty, and the wonderful gift of unconditional love, which is only given to a few.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Mosfilm
Original title Благословите женщину
Directors Stanislav Govorukhin
Writers Irina Grekova, Vladimir Valutskiy, Stanislav Govorukhin

Cast

Aleksandr Baluev

as Larichev

Inna Churikova

as Кунина

Irina Kupchenko

as Анна

Aleksandr Mikhaylov

as Юрлов

Olga Beryozkina

as Masha

Vitaliy Khaev

as Рябинин

Stanislav Govorukhin

as Комдив

Anatoliy Kotenyov

as colonel

Aleksandr Efimov

as army captain in car

Yevgeni Zharikov

as fellow passenger in car

Alexandra Kosteniuk

as Vera, Masha's daughter

Anatoli Paduka

as Director of hotel

Maxim Galkin

as Kunina's partner in movie

Yuliya Yanovskaya

as General's wife

Irina Kirillova

as Anna Petrovna

Galina Kobzar-Slobodyuk

as front-line doctor