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O you—Russian fate, a woman’s lot!

On the powerless position of peasant women in pre-revolutionary Russia. Marisha, a village girl, is in love with the coachman Yakov. Marisha’s father, a wealthy peasant, refuses to consent to his daughter’s marriage. The lovers are forced to meet in secret. Soon Marisha gives birth to a child, and the coachman abandons his beloved. Harassed by the villagers, Marisha throws herself and her son into the river. Lost film. The title is taken from the first stanza of Russian poet's Nikolay Nekrasov's poem, titled "The village harvest is in full swing..."

Top Cast

  • Nikolay Gasilov

    Nikolay Gasilov

    Yegor, a well-off peasant

  • Ursula Krug

    Ursula Krug

    Anna (Yegor's wife)

  • Yelena Chaika

    Yelena Chaika

    Marisha (Yegor's daughter)

  • Veronika Buzhinskaya

    Veronika Buzhinskaya

    Marya, Vasiliy's wife

  • Vasili Kozhura

    Vasili Kozhura

    Yakov, the landowner’s coachman

  • F. Mishin

    F. Mishin

    Father Methodius, village priest

  • Lazar Antsi-Polovskiy

    Lazar Antsi-Polovskiy

    Panteleimon, Yegor’s drinking companion

  • D. Bronevitskiy

    D. Bronevitskiy

    Landowner

  • Maria Bagildz

    Maria Bagildz

    Landowner

Overview

On the powerless position of peasant women in pre-revolutionary Russia. Marisha, a village girl, is in love with the coachman Yakov. Marisha’s father, a wealthy peasant, refuses to consent to his daughter’s marriage. The lovers are forced to meet in secret. Soon Marisha gives birth to a child, and the coachman abandons his beloved. Harassed by the villagers, Marisha throws herself and her son into the river. Lost film. The title is taken from the first stanza of Russian poet's Nikolay Nekrasov's poem, titled "The village harvest is in full swing..."

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