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My Tender and Affectionate Beast (1978)

05/16/1978 Romance, Drama 1h 45m
61%
User
Score
7.3/10

Overview

An aristocrat falls for a young woman who brings him ruin. Based on Chekhov's story. AKA A Hunting Accident, The Shooting Party.

Emil Loteanu

Director

Top Billed Cast

Galina Belyaeva

Galina Belyaeva

Olga

Oleg Yankovskiy

Oleg Yankovskiy

Kamyshev

Leonid Markov

Leonid Markov

Urbenin

Kirill Lavrov

Kirill Lavrov

Count Karneyev

Svetlana Toma

Svetlana Toma

Grigore Grigoriu

Grigore Grigoriu

Olegar Fedoro

Olegar Fedoro

Aleksandr Zvenigorskiy

Aleksandr Zvenigorskiy

Valeri Sokoloverov

Valeri Sokoloverov

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Media

Russian Film Soundtrack: "My Tender and Affectionate Beast" 1978

Russian Film Soundtrack: "My Tender and Affectionate Beast" 1978

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on December 17, 2024

This has something of the judgement of Paris about the story, only this time it's the impoverished "Olga" (Galena Belyaeva) who has to choose between three men who would have her heart, body and soul. Perhaps the most obvious choices might be the dashing "Kamyshev" (Oleg Yankovskiy), or maybe the elderly count "Karneyev" (Kirill Lavrov) but might she also consider the rather dour widower "Urbenin" (Leonid Markov)? What's clear is that all three would be perfectly happy to have her keep them warm on a winter's night. "Olga" is not, initially at any rate, a temptress, though. She doesn't wish to use any wiles and looks to ensnare anyone, she does genuinely believe that there is hope that she will find true love - and there's a clear candidate from her trio of suitors for that. What chance th...

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