
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
1992-01-01 · 100 min · ★ 4.5
A young woman, married to a wealthy man, but miserably lonely; trapped within a world ruled with an iron fist. Katerina is driven by a lust for life and for love. Her husband, though, is impotent; her father-in-law a tyrant. No wonder, then, that she longs to free herself from this yoke. When Sergei starts work on the family estate, she sees in him a chance for salvation. However, their subsequent affair marks the beginning of a descent into crime.
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- Directors
- Petr Weigl
- Production companies
- TV 2000, Krátký film Praha, Zweite Medienfonds GFP, ARTE
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Markéta HrubešováKateřina
Galina VishnevskayaKateřina (singing voice)
Michal DlouhýSergei
Nicolai GeddaSergei (singing voice)
Petr HaničinecBoris
Václav NeckářSinowi
Stanislav ZindulkaSchäbiger Mann
Václav SloupHausknecht
Jan SkopečekMühlenarbeiter
Jiří PomejeKutscher
Miroslav MoravecPopeTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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