A dramatization of a wedding in 16th-century Russia, between members of two prominent boyar families (based on paintings by Konstantin Makovskii): Three matchmakers first visit the family of the prospective bride, and then do the same with the prospective bridegroom's family. Later, as the time of the wedding draws near, the bride is dressed with great formality and prepared for the ceremony, as the guests get ready to celebrate the upcoming wedding.

Aleksandra Goncharova

Bride

Vasili Stepanov

Bride's father

E. Fadeeva

Bride's mother

Pyotr Chardynin

Groom's father

Lidiya Tridenskaya

Groom's mother

Andrey Gromov

Groom

Pavel Biryukov

Guest

I. Potyomkin

Guest

Ivan Kamskiy

Guest

Mariya Tokarskaya

Guest

• Vasiliy GoncharovDirector · Writer
• Aleksandr KhanzhonkovProducer
• Vladimir SiversenDirector of Photography

Русская свадьба XVI столетия 1908 / A Sixteenth Century Russian Wedding (Eng subs)

Release date

May 8, 1909

Status

Released

Original language

Russian

Runtime

13m

Genres

Drama, History