Katerina Izmailova

Katerina Izmailova 1966 Directed by Mikhail Shapiro Катерина Измайлова

Katerina Izmailova is a filmization of Dmitry Shostakovich's long-suppressed 1936 opera. Galina Vishnevskaya stars as Katerina, a bored 19th century farm wife. At the behest of her grungy lover, Katerina murders her husband and her father-in-law. She and her new beau are both sent to Siberia, where the lover almost immediately takes up with a younger woman. Banned by Stalin for its bleak portrait of Soviet life, Katerina Izmailova was not given a Russian staging for over 40 years; its Metropolitan Opera debut did not occur until 1994. Dmitri Shostakovich also wrote the screenplay for the screen version of Katerina Izmailova.

Country Soviet Union

Production Country Soviet Union

Language Russian

Spoken Language Russian

Gneres Drama , Music

Production Company Lenfilm

Release Date 19 November 1966

118 mins