A Cruel Romance

A Cruel Romance

142 mins | Drama, Romance | June 6, 1984

In the town of Bryakhimov, noble but poor widow Harita Ignatyevna Ogudalova seeks to arrange marriages for her three daughters. She maintains an “open house”, hoping to attract gentlemen well-off enough to marry a dowry-less girl for love.

A Cruel Romance

142 mins | Drama, Romance | June 6, 1984

A Cruel Romance
In the town of Bryakhimov, noble but poor widow Harita Ignatyevna Ogudalova seeks to arrange marriages for her three daughters. She maintains an “open house”, hoping to attract gentlemen well-off enough to marry a dowry-less girl for love.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Mosfilm
Original title Жестокий романс
Directors Eldar Ryazanov
Writers Aleksandr Ostrovsky, Eldar Ryazanov

Cast

Alisa Freyndlikh

as Ogudalova

Larisa Guzeeva

as Larisa

Nikita Mikhalkov

as Paratov

Andrey Myagkov

as Karandyshev

Aleksey Petrenko

as Knurov

Viktor Proskurin

as Vozhevatov

Georgi Burkov

as Robinzon

Tatyana Pankova

as Yefrosiniya Potapovna

Aleksandr Pyatkov

as Gavrilo

Yuriy Sarantsev

as Captain

Olga Volkova

as Milliner

Sergei Artsybashev

as Gulyayev

Anna Frolovtseva

as Annushka

Evgeny Tsymbal

as Yegor

Vladimir Myshkin

as Ogudalovy' guest

Nikolay Smorchkov

as priest

Ibragim Bargi

as Kuzmitch

Yury Martynov

as guest