// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy did Stepmom go to therapy? It had step issues.
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| Russian: Мачеха | |
| Directed by | Oleg Bondaryov |
| Written by | Maria Khalfina Sergey Smirnov |
| Produced by | Alexander Yablochkin Felix Weinfeld |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Igor Chernykh |
| Edited by | Alexandra Kamagorova |
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Running time | 84 min. |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Stepmom (Russian: Мачеха, romanized: Machekha) is a 1973 Soviet comedy-drama film[1] directed by Oleg Bondaryov and starring Tatiana Doronina, and Leonid Nevedomsky.
Doronina was recognized as Best Actress by Soviet Screen magazine, and was awarded the Film Festival in Tehran.[2]
Plot
[edit]In Pavel Olevantsev's family unexpectedly comes the news that his daughter was orphaned by another woman. Pavel did not know about the existence of the girl, nor could his wife know about it.
It's not easy to decide to take the child to your home. But it is much more difficult to put the girl to her, to give her the joy of childhood and the belief that she is not alone.
But Pavel's wife Shura, in spite of everything, believes that the love and affection that helped her all her life will help her survive this difficult situation.
Cast
[edit]- Tatiana Doronina as Shura Olevantseva
- Leonid Nevedomsky as Pavel Olevantsev
- Lena Kostereva as Sveta, Pavel's illegitimate daughter[3]
- Sasha Dalyky as Yurka[3]
- Ira Khlopkova as Alyonka[3]
- Nadezhda Fedosova as Shura's mother
- Vladimir Samoilov as Viktor Vikentievich
- Vera Kuznetsova as Yekaterina Alekseevna, teacher
Release
[edit]Leader of Soviet film distribution 1973. Occupies by attendance 28th place among domestic films in history of Soviet film distribution (59.4 million viewers).[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Laycock, John (January 31, 1974). "Film theatre program snares features". Windsor Star. Postmedia Network. p. 56. ISSN 0839-2277. Retrieved August 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Мачеха (1973) — Энциклопедия кино
- 1 2 3 Мачеха: что стало с киношными детьми Татьяны Дорониной
- ↑ СССР: Самые кассовые фильмы