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May Night (1938) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1938 · 63 mins · Russian
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- Directed by
- Nikolai Sadkovich
- Starring
- Anton Dunaisky, Natalya Uzhviy, Valentyna Ivashova, Nikolay Makarenko, Stepan Shkurat
Adapted from Nikolai Gogol’s tale “May Night, or the Drowned Maiden,” the story follows the headstrong son of a rigid mayor who wishes to wed a modest peasant girl, but his father refuses consent. In desperation he turns to a mysterious, malevolent force that unexpectedly offers aid, setting the stage for comic and supernatural twists.
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