Samson SamsonovCast
Sergey Bondarchuk Lyudmila Tselikovskaya Vladimir Druzhnikov Evgeniy Teterin Anatoli Aleksin Anatoliy Bobrovskiy
Credits
Written by: 
Anton Chekhov
Plot
Based on Chekhov's story, a young woman in Moscow society marries a doctor, but she has a strong desire for art and a life of fame, in a warm literary drama.
Sinekatalog’s take
A warm and pretty Chekhov adaptation.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (150 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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