The film comprises four novellas: (1) “From Boredom”. A wealthy matron, bored with life, embarks on a romance with her children’s romantic tutor. (2) “Nerves”. Haunted by tales of the supernatural, Vak­s­in can’t sleep and is found in the morning napping on the governess’s chest. (3) “The Avenger”. A husband plans to kill his unfaithful wife but abandons the plot when he dreads the punishment to come. (4) “The Proposal”. A tragicomic matchmaking tale of landowner Lomov wooing his neighbor’s daughter.

• DirectorAndrei Ladynin
• Release8 June 1970
• Genre
  Drama / Comedy
• Duration1h 29m
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• Revenue?
• Rate
  

  4.7
  3 reviews
• Productions

  Mosfilm, Luch