The Queen of Spades (1982)
- Original title
- Пиковая дама
- Directed by
- Igor Maslennikov
- Genre
- drama film, fantasy film, horror film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Russian officer becomes obsessed with learning a secret winning card combination from an elderly countess. His desperation leads him to threaten her, and he is haunted by the consequences.
classicliteraryformalatmosphericsuspensefuldarkpsychologicalmethodical
What happens
The Queen of Spades (Russian: «Пиковая дама», romanized: Pikovaya dama) is a 1982 film adaptation of the 1834 Alexander Pushkin short story of the same name. Film is verbatim (including epigraphs) screening of Pushkin's story. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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