A Nest of Gentry
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A Nest of Gentry

5.7 / 10 1969 1h 51mNR Russian
RomanceDrama

Storyline

A screen adaptation of the novel of the same name by Russian writer Ivan Turgenev. The film portrays the life of Russian landed gentry in the 1840s. After a long travel in Europe, nobleman Lavretsky returns back home. Everything in his estate is so familiar and dear to his heart. On his first visit to his neighbors, the Kalitins, he meets Lisa. He forgets his wife, left in Paris, forgets all his past. He desires only one thing – to always be with Lisa who is so unlike the women he used to know.

Cast & Crew

Irina Kupchenko

Irina Kupchenko

Liza

Lead
Leonid Kulagin

Leonid Kulagin

Lavretsky

Beata Tyszkiewicz

Beata Tyszkiewicz

Varvara Pavlovna

Tamara Chernova

Tamara Chernova

Maria Dmitriyevna

Viktor Sergachyov

Viktor Sergachyov

Panshin

Vasili Merkuryev

Vasili Merkuryev

Gedeonovsky

Aleksandr Kostomolotsky

Aleksandr Kostomolotsky

Lemm

Mariya Durasova

Mariya Durasova

Marfa Timofeyevna

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Andrei Konchalovsky's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. A Nest of Gentry is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker