Torrents of Spring (1989 film)

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
DVD release cover
Directed byJerzy Skolimowski
Screenplay byJerzy Skolimowski
Story byIvan Turgenev
Produced byMario Cotone
StarringTimothy Hutton
Nastassja Kinski
Valeria Golino
William Forsythe
Urbano Barberini
CinematographyWitold Sobocinski
Edited byCesare D'Amico
Music byStanley Myers
Production
companies
Erre Produzioni
Reteitalia
Les Films Ariane
Films A2
Distributed byCurzon Film Distributors (United Kingdom)
BIM Distribuzione (Italy)
Les Films Ariane (France)
Release dates
  • May 1989 (1989-05) (Cannes Film Festival)
  • 6 September 1989 (1989-09-06) (France)
  • 17 November 1989 (1989-11-17) (Italy)
  • 18 May 1990 (1990-05-18) (UK)
CountriesUnited Kingdom
France
Italy
LanguageEnglish
Box office$111,747

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Reception

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The film grossed $111,747 upon its U.S. theatrical release.

References

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Film details 1989".
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