A Sweet Woman

A Sweet Woman

Year: 1976

Runtime: 104 mins

Language: Russian

Director: Vladimir Fetin

RomanceDramaComedy

A story about life and love of a young girl Anna who moves from her village to a big city.

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Timeline & Setting – A Sweet Woman (1976)

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Time period

Location

village, city

Anna is born and raised in a rural village characterized by hard work. She moves to a city to work at a confectionery factory, entering a more crowded and ambitious urban environment. The film contrasts village life with urban striving, highlighting how material comfort becomes a central pursuit.

🏡 Rural life 🏭 Industrial setting 🌆 Urban contrast

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Main Characters – A Sweet Woman (1976)

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Anna Dobrokhotova (Natalya Gundareva)

A lazy, self-centered woman who grows up in a village and pursues wealth and comfort through marriage and stylish surroundings. Her disinterest in personal growth and others leads to fragile relationships and eventual loneliness.

💎 Wealth 🧭 Selfishness 👥 Social critique

Nikolai Egorovich Kushakov

A lonely, disabled war veteran who marries Anna seeking stability and a comfortable life. He enables a private flat and modern conveniences but leaves when living with Anna becomes unbearable due to her narcissism.

💔 Heartbreak 🪖 War veteran 🏠 Domestic life

Yuri

Anna's son who sides with his stepfather during the marital conflict and eventually leaves home to join the Nakhimov Naval School.

👨‍👦 Family 🎓 Naval School 🚶‍♂️ Departure

Tikhon Sokolov

A simple construction worker who initially believes Anna could be the new great love. As he gets to know her, he sees her narrow-minded selfishness and, despite attraction, throws her out.

🧱 Working class 💔 Rejection 🏗️ Construction

Anna's mother

Anna's mother embodies the old generation's endurance; her death in the village marks a turning point, leaving Anna more isolated.

👵 Family 🕰️ Old world 💔 Loss

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Major Themes – A Sweet Woman (1976)

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💰 Materialism

Anna’s life centers on wealth and private comfort rather than personal growth. Her ascent to a luxurious flat and modern conveniences illustrates status, but these symbols fail to bring happiness. The film critiques petty bourgeois values and shows that possessions cannot fill emotional voids.

💔 Loneliness

Despite prosperity and a semblance of stability, Anna remains emotionally isolated due to narcissism and indifference. Relationships falter as she pursues self-centered comfort, leaving her alone when support from others dissolves. The ending reinforces that material success without meaningful connections leads to tragedy.

🎭 Facade

The title’s “sweet woman” masks selfishness and a lack of empathy for those around her. Appearances – a private flat and a modern lifestyle – hide inner hollowness. As others react to her behavior, the film exposes the emptiness of living for image rather than authentic bonds.

Last Updated: October 05, 2025 at 08:43

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