Katerina Izmailova

Katerina Izmailova is a filmization of Dmitry Shostakovich's long-suppressed 1936 opera. Galina Vishnevskaya stars as Katerina, a bored 19th century farm wife. At the behest of her grungy lover, Katerina murders her husband and her father-in-law. She and her new beau are both sent to Siberia, where the lover almost immediately takes up with a younger woman. Banned by Stalin for its bleak portrait of Soviet life, Katerina Izmailova was not given a Russian staging for over 40 years; its Metropolitan Opera debut did not occur until 1994.

Genre:

Drama, Music

Duration:

118 min

Cast:

Galina Vishnevskaya, Artyom Inozemtsev, Nikolai Boyarsky

Quality:

HD

Director:

Mikhail Shapiro

Release:

1966

Country:

Russia

Rating:

4.6