Family Happiness

The film comprises four novellas: (1) “From Boredom”. A wealthy matron, bored with life, embarks on a romance with her children’s romantic tutor. (2) “Nerves”. Haunted by tales of the supernatural, Vak­s­in can’t sleep and is found in the morning napping on the governess’s chest. (3) “The Avenger”. A husband plans to kill his unfaithful wife but abandons the plot when he dreads the punishment to come. (4) “The Proposal”. A tragicomic matchmaking tale of landowner Lomov wooing his neighbor’s daughter.

Director: Andrei Ladynin, Sergey Solovyov, Alexandr Sheyn

Cast: Alisa Freyndlikh, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Nikolay Burlyaev, Nikolai Gritsenko, Raisa Kurkina, Lidiya Sukharevskaya, Andrey Mironov, Valentin Gaft

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.