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{{short description|1975 film}}
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = The Captivating Star of Happiness
| name = The Star of Captivating Happiness
| image = The_Captivating_Star_of_Happiness.jpg
| image = The_Captivating_Star_of_Happiness.jpg
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| director = [[Vladimir Motyl]]
| director = [[Vladimir Motyl]]
| producer =
| producer =
| writer = [[Vladimir Motyl]]<br>[[Oleg Osetinsky]]<br>[[Mark Zakharov]]
| writer = [[Vladimir Motyl]]<br>{{ill|Oleg Osetinsky|ru|Осетинский, Олег Евгеньевич}}<br>[[Mark Zakharov]]
| starring = [[Igor Kostolevsky]]<br>[[Irina Kupchenko]]<br>[[Aleksey Batalov]]<br>[[Natalya Bondarchuk]]<br>[[Oleg Strizhenov]]
| starring = [[Igor Kostolevsky]]<br>[[Irina Kupchenko]]<br>[[Aleksey Batalov]]<br>[[Natalya Bondarchuk]]<br>[[Oleg Strizhenov]]
| music = [[Isaak Schwarz]]
| music = [[Isaak Schwarz]]
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| studio = [[Lenfilm]]
| studio = [[Lenfilm]]
| distributor =
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| released = {{Start date|1975|11|11}}
| released = {{Film date|1975|11|11}}
| runtime = 167 min.
| runtime = 167 min.
| country = Soviet Union
| country = Soviet Union
| language = Russian
| language = Russian
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'''''The Captivating Star of Happiness''''' ({{lang-ru|'''''Звезда пленительного счастья'''''; ''Zvezda plenitelnogo schastya''}}; 1975) is a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[historical drama]]. The title is an allusion to a line from a poem by [[Alexander Pushkin]]. It is a costume drama dedicated "to the women of Russia".
'''''The Star of Captivating Happiness''''' ({{langx|ru|«Звезда пленительного счастья»|Zvezda plenitelnogo schastya}}) is a 1975 [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[historical romance]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tvkultura.ru/brand/show/brand_id/24118/|publisher=[[Russia-K]]|title=Звезда пленительного счастья. Х/ф}}</ref> The title is an allusion to a line from the poem ''[[To Chaadayev]]'' by [[Alexander Pushkin]].<ref>{{cite wikisource |wslink=К Чедаеву (Пушкин) |title=К Чедаеву (Пушкин) |wslanguage=ru}}</ref> It is a drama with the dedication "to the women of Russia".


==Plot==
The story is set in the aftermath of the [[Decembrist revolt]] against [[Nicholas I of Russia|Tsar Nicholas&nbsp;I]] in 1825. The revolt is repressed, and the military officers involved confess one by one. They are sentenced to exile in [[Siberia]] and their wives face the decision as to whether or not to follow them.
The story is set in the aftermath of the [[Decembrist revolt]] against [[Nicholas I of Russia|Tsar Nicholas&nbsp;I]] in 1825. The revolt is suppressed, the investigation proceeds, and five Decembrists are executed. Other military officers involved are sentenced to exile in [[Siberia]], leaving their wives, known as the [[Decembrists' women]] (''Dekabristki''), to decide whether to follow them.

In the center of the plot is the fate of Decembrist Ivan Annenkov and his beloved, French seamstress Polina Gueble, whose exile to Siberia unexpectedly provides a chance for them to find happiness together. Polina, without title or wealth, works in a fashionable shop in Moscow, and their marriage would have been impossible before the uprising. After Annenkov’s arrest, trial, and sentence to exile, Polina relentlessly pursues permission to join him, ultimately overcoming resistance from Annenkov’s proud mother and the emperor himself. Alongside Polina are Ekaterina Trubetskaya, who fights for the right to join her husband, Sergei Trubetskoy, out of deep mutual love, and Maria Volkonskaya, who follows her husband to Siberia despite having married him under family pressure. Through flashbacks, the film recounts moments of the Decembrists' lives, including the uprising, trial, and consequences, all while highlighting the sacrifices and resolve of these remarkable women.

==Cast==
*[[Irina Kupchenko]] as Princess [[Ekaterina Ivanovna Trubetskaya]]
*[[Aleksey Batalov]] as Prince [[Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy|Sergei Trubetskoy]]
*[[Natalya Bondarchuk]] as Princess [[Mariya Volkonskaya]]
*[[Oleg Strizhenov]] as Prince [[Sergey Volkonsky]]
*Eva Shikulskaya as Polina Göbl-Annenkova, in marriage Praskovya Yegorovna
*[[Igor Kostolevsky]] as Ivan Aleksandrovich Annenkov, Decembrist, cavalergard
*Lev Ivanov as [[Nikolay Raevsky]], a general from the cavalry (not in the credits)
*[[Raisa Kurkina]] as Sofya Alekseevna Raevskaya, the wife of NN Raevsky
*Tatyana Pankova as Anna Annenkova, the mother of IA Annenkov
*[[Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov]] as [[Pavel Pestel]]
*[[Victor Kostetskiy]] as [[Pyotr Kakhovsky]]
*Yuri Rodionov as [[Sergey Muravyov-Apostol]]
*[[Oleg Yankovsky]] as [[Kondraty Ryleyev]]
*Tatyana Fedorova as Natalia Ryleeva, the wife of KF Ryleev
*[[Vasily Livanov]] as Emperor [[Nicholas I of Russia|Nicholas I]]
*[[Innokenty Smoktunovsky]] as Ivan Bogdanovich Zeidler, Irkutsk Governor
*[[Vladislav Strzhelchik]] as Count Laval
*Dmitry Shilko as Count [[Mikhail Miloradovich]], St. Petersburg Governor-General
*[[Igor Dmitriev]] as Count Lebzeltern, Austrian Envoy in St. Petersburg
*Boris Dubensky as Emperor Alexander I
*Victor Terekhov as Vasily Vasilyevich Levashov, Adjutant-General
*Vadim Makarovsky as Vosh
*Arkady Trusov as Fedor, valet Annenkov
*[[Mikhail Kokshenov]] as Nikita, servant of Annenkov-senior
*Aleksei Kozhevnikov as Paphnutius, servant of Zeidler

==Production==
After making the 1970 hit film ''[[White Sun of the Desert]]'', Motyl received no directorial projects for five years.

When Motyl got the green light from [[Goskino]] to make a film about the Decembrists, he still had problems and had to do many rewrites because the authorities believed that the picture had too many parallels to the Soviet regime and allusions about [[Soviet dissidents]].

Nevertheless, the screenplay was rejected. Then Motyl went to [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]], to the regional party committee. He handed the script to the secretary on ideology; the woman did not have time to read it and instead gave the text to her daughter who ended up adoring it. The mother called {{ill|Filipp Yermash|ru|Ермаш, Филипп Тимофеевич}}, Soviet Minister of Cinematography and declared that "The Leningrad Regional Committee is interested in the film about the Decembrists!" Thus the script got to Lenfilm, but the budget was cut to 1.5 million rubles from the initial 3.5 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aif.ru/culture/zvezda_plenitelnogo_schastya_ili_kak_sudbu_legendarnogo_filma_reshili_d|publisher=[[Argumenty i Fakty]]|title="Звезда пленительного счастья", или как судьбу легендарного фильма решили д|date=21 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vokrug.tv/product/show/zvezda_plenitelnogo_schastya/|publisher=VokrugTV|title=Звезда пленительного счастья}}</ref>

The locations of the film included the [[Peterhof Palace]] and the [[Winter Palace]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.culture.ru/materials/56522/-zvezda-plenitelnogo-schastya-sorok-let-na-ekrane|publisher=culture.ru|title="Звезда пленительного счастья". Сорок лет на экране|newspaper=Культура.рф}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0073933}}
*{{IMDb title|0073933}}


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Latest revision as of 21:09, 27 November 2024

The Star of Captivating Happiness
Directed byVladimir Motyl
Written byVladimir Motyl
Oleg Osetinsky [ru]
Mark Zakharov
StarringIgor Kostolevsky
Irina Kupchenko
Aleksey Batalov
Natalya Bondarchuk
Oleg Strizhenov
CinematographyDmitriy Meshiev
Edited byYe. Sadovskaya
Music byIsaak Schwarz
Production
company
Release date
  • November 11, 1975 (1975-11-11)
Running time
167 min.
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

The Star of Captivating Happiness (Russian: «Звезда пленительного счастья», romanized: Zvezda plenitelnogo schastya) is a 1975 Soviet historical romance.[1] The title is an allusion to a line from the poem To Chaadayev by Alexander Pushkin.[2] It is a drama with the dedication "to the women of Russia".

Plot

[edit]

The story is set in the aftermath of the Decembrist revolt against Tsar Nicholas I in 1825. The revolt is suppressed, the investigation proceeds, and five Decembrists are executed. Other military officers involved are sentenced to exile in Siberia, leaving their wives, known as the Decembrists' women (Dekabristki), to decide whether to follow them.

In the center of the plot is the fate of Decembrist Ivan Annenkov and his beloved, French seamstress Polina Gueble, whose exile to Siberia unexpectedly provides a chance for them to find happiness together. Polina, without title or wealth, works in a fashionable shop in Moscow, and their marriage would have been impossible before the uprising. After Annenkov’s arrest, trial, and sentence to exile, Polina relentlessly pursues permission to join him, ultimately overcoming resistance from Annenkov’s proud mother and the emperor himself. Alongside Polina are Ekaterina Trubetskaya, who fights for the right to join her husband, Sergei Trubetskoy, out of deep mutual love, and Maria Volkonskaya, who follows her husband to Siberia despite having married him under family pressure. Through flashbacks, the film recounts moments of the Decembrists' lives, including the uprising, trial, and consequences, all while highlighting the sacrifices and resolve of these remarkable women.

Cast

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Production

[edit]

After making the 1970 hit film White Sun of the Desert, Motyl received no directorial projects for five years.

When Motyl got the green light from Goskino to make a film about the Decembrists, he still had problems and had to do many rewrites because the authorities believed that the picture had too many parallels to the Soviet regime and allusions about Soviet dissidents.

Nevertheless, the screenplay was rejected. Then Motyl went to Leningrad, to the regional party committee. He handed the script to the secretary on ideology; the woman did not have time to read it and instead gave the text to her daughter who ended up adoring it. The mother called Filipp Yermash [ru], Soviet Minister of Cinematography and declared that "The Leningrad Regional Committee is interested in the film about the Decembrists!" Thus the script got to Lenfilm, but the budget was cut to 1.5 million rubles from the initial 3.5 million.[3][4]

The locations of the film included the Peterhof Palace and the Winter Palace.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Звезда пленительного счастья. Х/ф". Russia-K.
  2. ^ К Чедаеву (Пушкин)  (in Russian) – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ ""Звезда пленительного счастья", или как судьбу легендарного фильма решили д". Argumenty i Fakty. 21 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Звезда пленительного счастья". VokrugTV.
  5. ^ ""Звезда пленительного счастья". Сорок лет на экране". Культура.рф. culture.ru.
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