Women of Ryazan

Women of Ryazan
Directed by
Written by
Starring
CinematographyKonstantin Kuznetsov
Music bySergey Dreznin
Production
company
Release date
  • 13 December 1927 (1927-12-13)
Running time
67 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
Languages
Budget46.000 roubles[1]
Box office210.000 roubles[1]

Women of Ryazan or The Peasant Women of Riazan (Russian: Бабы рязанские, romanized: Baby ryazanskie) is a 1927 Soviet silent drama film directed by Olga Preobrazhenskaya and co-directed by Ivan Pravov,[2] starring Kuzma Yastrebitsky, Olga Narbekova and Yelena Maksimova.[3][1] This is the fourth feature film Preobrazhenskaya directed. In this film, "she reveals her belief in the strength of a simple plot, and her penchant for portraying folk traditions and for conveying a sense of the beauty and freshness of her native countryside."[2]

The picture compares the fate of two heroines Anna, who commits suicide at the end, and her lively and energetic sister-in-law Vasilisa, who openly defies the old way of life.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Jay Leyda (1960). Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film. George Allen & Unwin. pp. 231, 270.
  2. ^ a b Sadoul, Georges (1972). Dictionary of Films. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520021525.
  3. ^ Christie & Taylor p.434
  4. ^ "Six Russian Films – The Peasant Women of Riazanj". Close Up. Pool Group. September 1928. pp. 43–50.