A Home for Tanya
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A Home for Tanya is a 1959 Soviet drama film
directed by Lev Kulidzhanov
. It competed for the Palme d'Or
at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival
.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Lev Kulidzhanov
Lev Kulidzhanov
Lev Aleksandrovich Kulidzhanov was a Soviet film director and screenwriter...
. It competed for the Palme d'Or
Palme d'Or
The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du...
at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival
1959 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Marcel Achard *Antoni Bohdziewicz *Michael Cacoyannis *Carlos Cuenca *Pierre Daninos *Julien Duvivier *Max Favalelli *Gene Kelly *Carlo Ponti *Micheline Presle...
.
Cast
- Vera Kuznetsova - Natalya Avdeyevna
- Lyudmila MarchenkoLyudmila MarchenkoLyudmila Marchenko was a Soviet film actress. She appeared in twelve films between 1959 and 1976. She starred in the film Otchiy dom, which competed for the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:...
- Tanya - Valentin ZubkovValentin ZubkovValentin Ivanovich Zubkov was a Soviet film actor.Valentin Ivanovich Zubkov was born in Peschanoye Settlement of Ryazan Province. He finished Armavir Military Aviation School and served as a pilot at frontlines of the German-Soviet War....
- Sergei Ivanovich - Nikolai Novlyansky - Grandfather Avdey (as N. Novlyansky)
- Nonna MordyukovaNonna MordyukovaNoyabrina "Nonna" Viktorovna Mordyukova was a Soviet actress and People's Artist of the USSR...
- Stepanida - Lyusyena OvchinnikovaLyusyena OvchinnikovaLyusyena Ovchinnikova was a Soviet film actress. She appeared in 37 films between 1959 and 1993.-Filmography:* Adventures of Mowgli * Strong with Spirit * Nine Days in One Year...
- Nyurka - Pyotr Kiryutkin - Mokeich
- Pyotr Alejnikov - Fyodor
- Yelena Maksimova - Markarikha
- Yuri Arkhiptsev