A Mother's Heart
Encyclopedia
A Mother's Heart is a 1965 Soviet
film
directed by Mark Donskoy. Donskoy was awarded USSR State Prize
for the film in 1968.
growing up in Simbirsk
. The film was followed by the sequel, A Mother's Devotion in 1967.
Cinema of the Soviet Union
The cinema of the Soviet Union, not to be confused with "Cinema of Russia" despite Russian language films being predominant in both genres, includes several film contributions of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union reflecting elements of their pre-Soviet culture, language and history,...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
directed by Mark Donskoy. Donskoy was awarded USSR State Prize
USSR State Prize
The USSR State Prize was the Soviet Union's state honour. It was established on September 9, 1966. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the prize was followed up by the State Prize of the Russian Federation....
for the film in 1968.
Plot
The film follows the formative years (1884-1890) of Vladimir UlyanovVladimir Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...
growing up in Simbirsk
Ulyanovsk
Ulyanovsk The city is the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin , for whom it is named.-History:Simbirsk was founded in 1648 by the boyar Bogdan Khitrovo. The fort of "Simbirsk" was strategically placed on a hill on the Western bank of the Volga River...
. The film was followed by the sequel, A Mother's Devotion in 1967.
Cast
- Yelena Fadeyeva as Mariya Aleksandrovna Ulyanova, the Mother
- Daniil Sagal as Ilya Nikolayevich Ulyanov, the Father
- Nina MenshikovaNina MenshikovaNina Menshikova was a Soviet actress.She was the wife of Stanislav Rostotsky and the mother of Andrey Rostotsky. Nina Menshikova was awarded the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1977 and also have received USSR State Prize in 1970 for her performance in We'll Live Till Monday.- External...
as Anna - Gennadi Chertov as Aleksandr
- Rodion Nahapetov as Vladimir Lenin
- Yury SolominYury SolominYury Mefodievich Solomin is a Soviet/Russian actor who has directed the Maly Theatre in Moscow since 1988.Solomin studied at the Malyi theatre school and joined its troupe in 1957...
as Dmitri