Khovanshchina (1959)

Original title

Хованщина

Directed by

Vera Stroyeva

Genre

drama film, musical film, historical film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

2h 04m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film is an adaptation of Mussorgsky's opera about political and religious turmoil in 17th century Russia. It centers on a power struggle between the ruling regent and the Old Believers, a group of religious dissenters.

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What happens

Khovanshchina (Russian: Хованщина) is a 1959 Soviet musical drama film, directed by Vera Stroyeva and based on the eponymous opera by 19th-century Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky. For his adaptation of Mussorgsky's score, Dmitri Shostakovich was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. The music was conducted by Yevgeny Svetlanov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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