Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better (2005)
Based on the eponymous play by A.N. Ostrovsky. A story about an apple orchard, unmistakably showing that happiness exists, and that within our souls lies the capacity to be happy. And it is no coincidence that the kind nanny, who helps the lovers, has a "meaningful" name — Filitsata, which means "happiness."
Directors: Igor Larin, Sergey Zhenovach.
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Evgeniya Glushenko as Мавра Тарасовна |
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Lyudmila Polyakova as Филицата |
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Vasiliy Bochkaryov as Сила Ерофеич Грознов |
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Sergey Veshchyov as Никандр Мухояров |
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Olga Zhevakina as Поликсена |
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Larisa Kichanova as Пелагея Григорьевна Зыбкина |
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Aleksandr Klyukvin as Глеб Меркулыч |
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Victor Nizovoy as Амос Панфилыч Барабошев |
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Gleb Podgorodinsky as Платон Зыбкин |
| Art | Aleksandr Borovskiy-Brodskiy | Production Design |
| Directing | Igor Larin | Director |
| Directing | Sergey Zhenovach | Director |
| Writing | Alexander Ostrovsky | Author |