Maschenka (1986)
The romantic drama Maschenka is a loose adaptation of a novel by Vladimir Nabokov done in a style reminiscent of a Merchant-Ivory production. Ganin (Cary Elwes) is a Russian refugee fleeing the 1917 Revolution who, at his Berlin boardinghouse, recalls his love for the beautiful Maschenka (Irina Brook). He soon leans what has become of her: she has married Alfyrov, a boarder at the same Berlin residence Ganin is staying at, and she is on her way to rejoin her husband. This knowledge, and the incessant recitation of his memories of old Russia by another boarder (Freddie Jones) send him into a state of reverie. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Cary Elwes, Irina Brook, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Goldschmidt
Synopsis of Maschenka
The romantic drama Maschenka is a loose adaptation of a novel by Vladimir Nabokov done in a style reminiscent of a Merchant-Ivory production. Ganin (Cary Elwes) is a Russian refugee fleeing the 1917 Revolution who, at his Berlin boardinghouse, recalls his love for the beautiful Maschenka (Irina Brook). He soon leans what has become of her: she has married Alfyrov, a boarder at the same Berlin residence Ganin is staying at, and she is on her way to rejoin her husband. This knowledge, and the incessant recitation of his memories of old Russia by another boarder (Freddie Jones) send him into a state of reverie. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
Complete Cast of Maschenka
- Cary Elwes - Ganin
- Sunnyi Melles - Lilli
- Freddie Jones - Podtyagin
- Jean-Claude Brialy - Kolin
- Irina Brook - Maschenka
- Jonathan Coy - Alfyrov
- Michael Gough - Vater
- Lena Stolze - Klara
- Director(s):
- John Goldschmidt
- Writer(s):
- John Mortimer
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