Gregory, Don't Go to the Village Dances (1978)
Adaptation of the play by Mykhailo Starytskyi. The beautiful widow's daughter Marusia is in love with perhaps the best Cossack in the village, Hrytsko Shandura, who reciprocates her feelings. However, this love is hindered by the young man Khoma, who is determined to separate the lovers so that he can marry the beautiful girl himself.
Director: Rostyslav Synko
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Ivan Havryliuk as Hryts |
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Antonina Leftiy as Marusya |
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Kostiantyn Stepankov as Khoma |
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Zoya Sivach as Darina |
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Oleksandr Krvavnytskyi as Potap |
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Ksenia Nikolaeva as Halyna |
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Nonna Koperzhynska as Stepanida |
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Leonid Marchenko as Mute |
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Volodymyr Ivashchenko as Dmytro |
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Aleksandra Smolyarova as Vustya Shuray |
| Art | Vitali Yasko | Production Design |
| Sound | Viktor Hutsal | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Rostyslav Synko | Director |
| Writing | Mykhailo Starytskyi | Theatre Play |
| Camera | Kirill Romitsyn | Director of Photography |