Without a Dowry (film)

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Without a Dowry

Directed by	Yakov Protazanov
Written by	Yakov Protazanov Vladimir Shveitser
Starring	Nina Alisova Anatoly Ktorov Mikhail Klimov
Production company	Mezhrabpomfilm
Release date	26 January 1937 (1937-01-26)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Without a Dowry (Russian: Бесприданница, romanized: Bespridannitsa) is a 1937 Soviet drama film directed by Yakov Protazanov and starring Nina Alisova. It was based on Alexander Ostrovsky's play Without a Dowry (1878).

Plot

Larisa Ogudalova is of marriageable age, but while she has many suitors, they all demand a dowry she does not possess. Among her admirers, the unremarkable Yuli Karandyshev is the only one to propose marriage, and Larisa reluctantly agrees. As preparations for the wedding commence, the dashing nobleman Sergey Paratov, whom Larisa once loved, arrives in town. Old feelings are reignited, and Larisa impulsively runs away with Paratov for an outing across the Volga River.

During their picnic, Larisa and Paratov have a decisive conversation in which he confesses that he is already engaged. This revelation shatters Larisa, and upon their return, she confronts Karandyshev. In a heated exchange, Karandyshev asserts his claim over her, but Larisa finds him pitiable and insignificant.

Overwhelmed by humiliation and jealousy, Karandyshev fatally shoots Larisa, declaring, "If I can't have you, no one will!" For Larisa, disillusioned by the harsh realities of life, death becomes a tragic release.

Cast

Nina Alisova – Larisa Dmitriyevna Ogudalova
Olga Pyzhova – Kharita Ignatyevna Ogudalova
Anatoly Ktorov – Sergei Sergeyevich Paratov
Mikhail Klimov – Mokiy Parmyonych Knurov
Boris Tenin – Vasily Danilych Vozhevatov
Vladimir Balikhin – Yuly Kapitonych Karandyshev
Vladimir Popov – Arkady "Robinzon" Shablitsev
Varvara Ryzhova – Yefrosinya Potapovna

External links

Without a Dowry at IMDb

Yakov Protazanov filmography

Departure of a Grand Old Man (1912)
The Queen of Spades (1916)
Satan Triumphant (1917)
Father Sergius (1917)
Aelita (1924)
His Call (1925)
The Tailor from Torzhok (1925)
The Three Million Trial (1926)
Man from the Restaurant (1927)
The Forty-First (1927)
The White Eagle (1928)
St. Jorgen's Day (1930)
Tommy (1931)
Marionettes (1934)
Without Dowry (1937)
Salavat Yulayev (1941)
Nasreddin in Bukhara (1943)

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