Torrents of Spring is a 1989 drama film written and directed by Jerzy Skolimowski and starring Timothy Hutton, Nastassja Kinski and Valeria Golino. It is based on the 1872 novel by Ivan Turgenev. It is a British, French, and Italian co-production. Set in 1840, the film follows a young Russian aristocrat, Dimitri Sanin, who is torn between the love of a beautiful German pastry-shop girl, Gemma Rosselli, and a Russian seductress, Princess Maria Nikolaevna. The film competed for the Golden Palm Award at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Torrents of Spring | |
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Directed by | Jerzy Skolimowski |
Screenplay by | Jerzy Skolimowski |
Story by | Ivan Turgenev |
Produced by | Mario Cotone |
Starring | Timothy Hutton Nastassja Kinski Valeria Golino William Forsythe Urbano Barberini |
Cinematography | Witold Sobocinski |
Edited by | Cesare D'Amico |
Music by | Stanley Myers |
Production companies | Erre Produzioni Reteitalia Les Films Ariane Films A2 |
Distributed by | Curzon Film Distributors (United Kingdom) BIM Distribuzione (Italy) Les Films Ariane (France) |
Release dates |
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Countries | United Kingdom France Italy |
Language | English |
Box office | $111,747 |
Cast
edit- Timothy Hutton - Dimitri Sanin
- Nastassja Kinski - Maria Nikolaevna Polozov
- Valeria Golino - Gemma Rosselli
- William Forsythe - Prince Ippolito Polozov
- Urbano Barberini - Baron Von Doenhof
- Francesca De Sapio - Mrs. Rosselli
- Jacques Herlin - Pantaleone
- Antonio Cantafora - Richter
- Krzysztof Janczar - Klueber (as Christopher Janczar)
- Christian Dottorini - Emilio
- Alexia Korda - Mrs. Stoltz
- Marinella Anaclerio - Luisa
- Pietro Bontempo - Man with Glasses
- Thierry Langerak - La luna
- Xavier Maly - Pulcinella
Reception
editThe film grossed $111,747 upon its U.S. theatrical release.
References
editExternal links
edit- Torrents of Spring at IMDb
- Torrents of Spring at AllMovie
- Torrents of Spring at Rotten Tomatoes
- Torrents of Spring at Box Office Mojo