Elina Bystritskaya in Tikhiy Don (1957)
Russian postcard.
And Quiet Flows the Don/Tikhiy Don (Sergei Gerasimov 1957) was Elina Bystritskaya's greatest performance as Aksinya. The three-part, 330 minutes lasting, epic film was released in 1957 (parts 1 and 2) and 1958 (part 3). It was based on Mikail Sholokhov's classic novel on life at the Don river valley directly before and after the coming of communism. Proud and red-blooded Don Cossack Grigori (Pyotr Glebov) comes home from the First World War and has a crush on dark-haired Aksinya, but she is already married - an unhappy marriage. Angered by the adulterous affair, Grigori's parents arrange a marriage with a village bride, but even after being married, Grigori cannot stop seeing Aksinya. The tragedy is set against a background of great historic upheaval, including big battle scenes: the First World War, the Revolution and the Civil War, making it the Russian equivalent of Gone with the Wind.
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Elina Bystritskaya in Tikhiy Don (1957)
Russian postcard.
And Quiet Flows the Don/Tikhiy Don (Sergei Gerasimov 1957) was Elina Bystritskaya's greatest performance as Aksinya. The three-part, 330 minutes lasting, epic film was released in 1957 (parts 1 and 2) and 1958 (part 3). It was based on Mikail Sholokhov's classic novel on life at the Don river valley directly before and after the coming of communism. Proud and red-blooded Don Cossack Grigori (Pyotr Glebov) comes home from the First World War and has a crush on dark-haired Aksinya, but she is already married - an unhappy marriage. Angered by the adulterous affair, Grigori's parents arrange a marriage with a village bride, but even after being married, Grigori cannot stop seeing Aksinya. The tragedy is set against a background of great historic upheaval, including big battle scenes: the First World War, the Revolution and the Civil War, making it the Russian equivalent of Gone with the Wind.
See also our blog European Film Star Postcards: filmstarpostcards.blogspot.com/search/label/Elina%20Bystr...