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An Ardent Heart (1953)

An Ardent Heart poster
Original title
Горячее сердце
Directed by
Gennady Kazansky
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
2h 59m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a small Russian town, a wealthy merchant deals with a troubled family and a pair of mismatched lovers. The story follows their conflicts and attempts at happiness.

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What happens

An Ardent Heart (Russian: Горячее сердце, romanized: Goryachee serdtse) is a 1953 Soviet drama film directed by Gennadi Kazansky and starring Gennadiy Michurin, Anna Belousova and Tamara Alyoshina. It is based on the play An Ardent Heart by Aleksandr Ostrovskiy. It was made by Lenfilm Studio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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