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A Nest of Gentry 1969 Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky Дворянское гнездо

A screen adaptation of the novel of the same name by Russian writer Ivan Turgenev. The film portrays the life of Russian landed gentry in the 1840s. After a long travel in Europe, nobleman Lavretsky returns back home. Everything in his estate is so familiar and dear to his heart. On his first visit to his neighbors, the Kalitins, he meets Lisa. He forgets his wife, left in Paris, forgets all his past. He desires only one thing – to always be with Lisa who is so unlike the women he used to know.

Production Country Soviet Union
Language Russian
Spoken Language Russian
Gneres Drama , Romance
Production Company Mosfilm
Release Date 25 August 1969
111 mins