The Kreutzer Sonata

Vladimir Gardin
1914-11-02


5
42 min

The Kreutzer Sonata is based on a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The work is an argument for the ideal of sexual abstinence and an in-depth first-person description of jealous rage. The main character, Pozdnyshev, relates the events leading up to his killing his wife.

Cast

Name Character Team
Boris Orsky Pozdnyshev Unowned
Evgeniya Uvarova Pozdnyshev's wife Unowned
Lydia Sycheva Wife's mother Unowned
Mikhail Tamarov Leo Tolstoy Unowned