Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District

Katerina Izmailova, a beautiful and uneducated merchant's wife, feels lonely and bored somewhere in the Russian provinces while her older husband is often away. Years go by in her childless marriage, without an outlet for her youthful energy, resulting in constant idleness and frustration. Along comes Sergei, an unscrupulous young worker who is happy to improve his lot by seducing Katerina as he has done with others before. Katerina falls for Sergei, and this love quickly becomes her only reason for living, turning to destructive passion and ultimately to tragedy for many.

80min
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.3/10

Cast

Natalya Andreychenko profile pictureNatalya AndreychenkoЕкатерина
Aleksandr Abdulov profile pictureAleksandr AbdulovСережа
Nikolai Pastukhov profile pictureNikolai PastukhovЗиновий Борисович
Tatyana Kravchenko profile pictureTatyana KravchenkoАксинья
Yelena Kolchugina profile pictureYelena KolchuginaСонетка

About Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District

Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District Overview

Katerina Izmailova, a beautiful and uneducated merchant's wife, feels lonely and bored somewhere in the Russian provinces while her older husband is often away. Years go by in her childless marriage, without an outlet for her youthful energy, resulting in constant idleness and frustration. Along comes Sergei, an unscrupulous young worker who is happy to improve his lot by seducing Katerina as he has done with others before. Katerina falls for Sergei, and this love quickly becomes her only reason for living, turning to destructive passion and ultimately to tragedy for many.

Runtime: 80min

Extra details

Original Title: Леди Макбет Мценского уезда
Original Language: Russian
Directed By: Roman Balayan