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Anyuta (1982)

Anyuta poster
Original title
Анюта
Directed by
Vladimir Vasiliev, Alexander Belinsky
Genre
television ballet
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 11m
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman marries a wealthy older man to lift her family out of poverty, but finds herself trapped in a gilded cage. The story is told through ballet and music in a Soviet television production based on a Chekhov story.

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What happens

Aniouta (Анюта) est un film de ballet paru à la télévision soviétique et produit par Lenfilm en 1982, d'après la nouvelle «Anna sur le cou» de Tchekhov. Il fut réalisé par Vladimir Vassiliev (qui créa la chorégraphie) et Alexandre Bielinsky, également auteur du scénario. la musique fut composée des œuvres de Valery Gavriline (1939-1999), chantre de la musique romantique. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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