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Cast
Tamara Alyoshina
as Нина Васильевна Смельская
Pavel Kadochnikov
as Cast
Gennadi Michurin
as Cast
Konstantin Skorobogatov
as Cast
Boris Smirnov
as Великатов
Tatyana Lennikova
as Негина
Valentina Savelyeva
as Матрёна - прислуга
Ekaterina Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya
as Домна Пантелеевна
Nikolai Komissarov
as Cast
Yakov Gudkin
as Cast
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1956
Runtime1h 29m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes2
DirectorBoris Dmokhovsky, Andrei Apsolon
WritersLeonid Lyubashevsky
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsTalents and Admirers
About Talents and Admirers
Negina, a talented actress at a provincial theater, must leave the stage because her purity of behavior is incompatible with theatrical customs. She loves the student Meluzov, and both dream of an honest, hard-working life. Harsh reality destroys her plans. A natural actress, Negina is unable to leave the theater, and in order to serve art, she is forced to betray her ideals and sell herself. After agonizing doubts, the actress becomes the mistress of the wealthy landowner Velikatov and leaves with him. Meluzov, left alone, angrily denounces the depraved "admirers of talent," the masters of the city.
Directed by Boris Dmokhovsky, Andrei Apsolon, Talents and Admirers leans on a strong ensemble — Tamara Alyoshina, Pavel Kadochnikov, Gennadi Michurin — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1956.
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