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The Lady With the Dog

Released Oct 21, 1960 1h 30m Drama Romance List
Reviews 100% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings While vacationing in Yalta, Anna Sergeyevna (Iya Savvina), a young, upper-class wife, attracts the attention of Dmitriy Dmitrich Gurov (Aleksey Batalov), an older man who is an incredibly successful and wealthy banker. Away from home and their respective spouses and families, they engage in a passionate affair, but when Sergeyevna is called home by her husband, and Gurov returns to Moscow, he's forced to reevaluate his privileged but ultimately unsatisfying life. Read More Read Less

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Dwight MacDonald Esquire Magazine As a translation into cinema of Chekhov's story, it seemed to me exactly right, reproducing his peculiar combination of pathos, comedy, and realism. Aug 2, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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walter m In "Lady with the Dog," Dimitri(Alexei Batalov) is content to just relax when taking his vacation alone at Yalta. That is until he hears news of a beguiling new visitor who usually appears walking her dog. After meeting Anna(Iya Savvina), her and Dimitri spend a lot of time together, often going on excursions together. After her husband fails to materialize at the expected hour, she goes to Dimitri's room with him. "Lady with the Dog" has certain things going for it such as its beautifully evocative cinematography and the fact that criticizing the aristocracy like it is here never goes out of style. At the same time, the movie, in making a good case for the characters' yearning for each other leading to them being trapped in an existential amber of their own making, ironically ends up leaving the viewer feeling much the same. That is due to this being based on an Anton Chekhov short story that is stretched almost to its breaking point. And that's not to mention lead actors who act like they are in entirely different movies. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A kindred spirit to The Age of Innocence, but I preferred Scorsese's more lush take on love amidst societal strictures. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis While vacationing in Yalta, Anna Sergeyevna (Iya Savvina), a young, upper-class wife, attracts the attention of Dmitriy Dmitrich Gurov (Aleksey Batalov), an older man who is an incredibly successful and wealthy banker. Away from home and their respective spouses and families, they engage in a passionate affair, but when Sergeyevna is called home by her husband, and Gurov returns to Moscow, he's forced to reevaluate his privileged but ultimately unsatisfying life.
Director
Iosif Khejfits
Screenwriter
Iosif Khejfits, Anton Chekhov
Distributor
Artkino Pictures Inc.
Production Co
Lenfilm Studio
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
Russian
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 21, 1960, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Nov 25, 2008
Runtime
1h 30m