Underplayed Gems

The Serf Actress (1963)

The Serf Actress poster
Original title
Крепостная актриса
Directed by
Roman Tikhomirov
Genre
musical film, historical film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 41m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A serf named Nastya Batmanova becomes a successful actress in a court theater. She travels the world and later returns to find love at a mansion full of hussars and ladies.

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What happens

The Serf Actress (Russian: Крепостная актриса, romanized: Krepostnaya aktrisa) is a 1963 Soviet musical film directed by Roman Tikhomirov. The film tells about the serf Nastya Batmanova, who was able to make a successful acting career in the court theater. She travels around the world, and when she returns, she finds herself in the Kutaysov's mansion among hussars and ladies, and there in her soul a feeling of love is born. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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