Blood of passion
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Blood of passion |
| Original title | Sibirska Ledi Magbet |
| Country of production | Yugoslavia |
| original language | Serbo-Croatian |
| Publishing year | 1961 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Andrzej Wajda |
| script | Sveta Lukic |
| production | Avala film Belgrade |
| music | Dušan Radić |
| camera | Aleksander Sekulović |
| cut | Milanka Nanović |
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Blood of Passion is a Yugoslav film by Polish director Andrzej Wajda from 1961. German premiere was in German cinemas on March 22, 1963; in the GDR, where it could only be seen in 1968, it was called Deadly Passion .
action
The landlady Katerina Izmajlowa feels neglected by her much older husband Zinovij. She begins a love affair with servant Sergei. Together with Sergei, she first poisoned her father-in-law, then her husband. In order to start a new life with Sergei, she finally strangles little Fedya as well. The acts are discovered and cleared up, however. Katerina and Sergei are exiled to Siberia . On the trip to Siberia, Sergei cheats on Katerina with the young Sonetka. Katerina lures them to the Volga and both drown in the river.
background
The film was based on the story The Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Nikolai Leskov , which in turn is based on the main character Lady Macbeth from Macbeth by William Shakespeare .
Reviews
"A visually and atmospherically haunting drama of human instinct."
The New York Times saw just a "pompous, old-fashioned, and sometimes weeping, mishmash"
Wajda himself said in retrospect that he lacked “a clear idea, a common thread” in this film.
Awards
Cameraman Aleksander Sekulović was awarded the prize for the best camera work at the 1962 Pula Film Festival (Festival igranog filma u Puli) .
Web links
- Blood of passion in the Internet Movie Database (English)