Boule de Suif (1934)
Original title: Пышка
Boule de Suif is a 1934 Russian-language drama movie directed by Mikhail Romm, with a running time of 1h 4m. It stars Galina Sergeyeva, Andrey Fayt and Anatoli Goryunov.
A film adaptation of the short story of the same name by Guy de Maupassant. The action takes place in the XIX century. Franco-Prussian War of 1870. A group of French bourgeois leaves in a stagecoach from Rouen occupied by Prussian troops. Along with them comes one attractive demimonde lady. The only way to get out is to persuade her, nicknamed "Ball-of-Fat" a la "Boule-de-Suif" to satisfy the lust of the head of the gendarmerie...
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What is Boule de Suif about?
A film adaptation of the short story of the same name by Guy de Maupassant. The action takes place in the XIX century. Franco-Prussian War of 1870. A group of French bourgeois leaves in a stagecoach from Rouen occupied by Prussian troops. Along with them comes one attractive demimonde lady. The only way to get out is to persuade her, nicknamed "Ball-of-Fat" a la "Boule-de-Suif" to satisfy the lust of the head of the gendarmerie...
When was Boule de Suif released?
Boule de Suif was released on 15 September 1934.
How long is Boule de Suif?
Boule de Suif runs 1h 4m.
Who made Boule de Suif?
Boule de Suif was directed by Mikhail Romm.
Cast
- Galina Sergeyeva as Elizabeth Rousset (Boule-de-Suif)
- Andrey Fayt as prussian officer
- Anatoli Goryunov as Mr. Louiseau, wine merchant
- Faina Ranevskaya as Mme. Loiseau
- Pyotr Repnin as Mr. Carré-Lamadon, cotton merchant
- Tatyana Okunevskaya as Mme Carré-Lamadon
- Mikhail Mukhin as Count de Bréville
- Yevgeniya Mezentseva as Countess
- Sofya Levitina as elderly nun
- Nina Sukhotskaya as young nun
- Vladimir Lavrinovich as Mr. Cornudet
- Karl Gurnyak as german soldier