Bless the Woman
Sep 04, 2003 · 1h 54m
Director
Stanislav GovorukhinOverview
Tiny Soviet village by the sea, in the years before the Second World War... A very young girl, Vera, falls madly in love with an older military officer who is visiting from out of town. She leaves her home and family to live with him in various military posts where he serves with the army. Through the difficulties of army life, and years of war, her love for this older man survives, and she gives herself completely without reservation. This film is about friendship, loss, survival, loyalty, and the wonderful gift of unconditional love, which is only given to a few.
Cast of Bless the Woman
Svetlana KhodchenkovaVera
Aleksandr BaluevLarichev
Inna ChurikovaКунина
Irina KupchenkoАнна
Aleksandr MikhaylovЮрлов
Olga BeryozkinaMasha
Vitaliy KhaevРябинин
Stanislav GovorukhinКомдив
Anatoliy Kotenyovcolonel
Aleksandr Efimovarmy captain in car
Yevgeni Zharikovfellow passenger in car- Alexandra KosteniukVera, Masha's daughter
Anatoli PadukaDirector of hotel
Natalya KostenevaAlisa
Maxim GalkinKunina's partner in movie
Sergey Derevyanko- Igor Ravitskiy
- Lyubov Anisimova
Evgeniya Dmitrieva- Elena Sokolova
Yuliya YanovskayaGeneral's wife
Igor Lenyov
Vladimir Kirsanov- Irina KirillovaAnna Petrovna
- Galina Kobzar-Slobodyukfront-line doctor
Natalya Kovalyovaвоенный хирург
Crew of Bless the Woman
- Stanislav GovorukhinDirector, Writer
Vladimir ValutskyWriter- Irina GrekovaNovel
- Ekaterina MaskinaProducer
Lomer AkhvledianiDirector of Photography- Vera KruglovaEditor
- Valentin GidulyanovProduction Design
Regina KhomskayaCostume Design- Yuliya MakushinaSet Designer
Eugen DogaMusic- Elvira EmelyanovaMakeup Artist
- Andrei SilkinAssistant Director
- Kirill Fedin-KruglyakovAdditional Director of Photography
- Svetlana NesterovaAssistant Director
About Bless the Woman
What is Bless the Woman about?
Tiny Soviet village by the sea, in the years before the Second World War... A very young girl, Vera, falls madly in love with an older military officer who is visiting from out of town. She leaves her home and family to live with him in various military posts where he serves with the army. Through the difficulties of army life, and years of war, her love for this older man survives, and she…
When was Bless the Woman released?
Bless the Woman was released on September 4, 2003.
How long is Bless the Woman?
Bless the Woman runs 1 hour 54 minutes (114 minutes).
Who directed Bless the Woman?
Bless the Woman was directed by Stanislav Govorukhin.
Who is in the cast of Bless the Woman?
The cast of Bless the Woman includes Svetlana Khodchenkova (Vera), Aleksandr Baluev (Larichev), Inna Churikova (Кунина), Irina Kupchenko (Анна) and Aleksandr Mikhaylov (Юрлов).