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A Sixteenth Century Russian Wedding

1909 · 13 min

A quaint, stagey historical vignette that unfolds like a series of painted tableaux, charming but distant.

Directed by
Vasiliy Goncharov
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Aleksandra Goncharova, Vasili Stepanov, E. Fadeeva
Overview
A dramatization of a wedding in 16th-century Russia, between members of two prominent boyar families (based on paintings by Konstantin Makovskii): Three matchmakers first visit the family of the prospective bride, and then do the same with the prospective bridegroom's family. Later, as the time of the wedding draws near, the bride is dressed with great formality and prepared for the ceremony, as the guests get ready to celebrate the upcoming wedding.

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Directed by
Vasiliy Goncharov
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Aleksandra Goncharova, Vasili Stepanov, E. Fadeeva
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • trauma
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Vasiliy Goncharov
Written by
Vasiliy Goncharov
Starring
Aleksandra Goncharova, Vasili Stepanov, E. Fadeeva, Pyotr Chardynin, Lidiya Tridenskaya, Andrey Gromov, Pavel Biryukov, I. Potyomkin
Cinematography
Vladimir Siversen
Runtime
13 min
Country
Russia
Languages
No Language

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