Bless the Woman (2003)
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.
Director: Stanislav Govorukhin
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Svetlana Khodchenkova as Vera |
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Aleksandr Baluev as Larichev |
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Inna Churikova as Кунина |
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Irina Kupchenko as Анна |
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Aleksandr Mikhaylov as Юрлов |
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Olga Beryozkina as Masha |
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Vitaliy Khaev as Рябинин |
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Stanislav Govorukhin as Комдив |
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Anatoliy Kotenyov as colonel |
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Aleksandr Efimov as army captain in car |
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Yevgeni Zharikov as fellow passenger in car |
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Alexandra Kosteniuk as Vera, Masha's daughter |
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Anatoli Paduka as Director of hotel |
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Natalya Kosteneva as Alisa |
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Maxim Galkin as Kunina's partner in movie |
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Sergey Derevyanko as |
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Igor Ravitskiy as |
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Lyubov Anisimova as |
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Evgeniya Dmitrieva as |
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Elena Sokolova as |
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Yuliya Yanovskaya as General's wife |
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Igor Lenyov as |
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Vladimir Kirsanov as |
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Irina Kirillova as Anna Petrovna |
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Galina Kobzar-Slobodyuk as front-line doctor |
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Natalya Kovalyova as военный хирург |
| Directing | Stanislav Govorukhin | Director |
| Writing | Irina Grekova | Novel |
| Writing | Stanislav Govorukhin | Writer |
| Writing | Vladimir Valutskiy | Writer |
| Art | Valentin Gidulyanov | Production Design |
| Sound | Eugen Doga | Music |
| Art | Yuliya Makushina | Set Designer |
| Editing | Vera Kruglova | Editor |
| Production | Ekaterina Maskina | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Regina Khomskaya | Costume Design |
| Directing | Andrei Silkin | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Svetlana Nesterova | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Kirill Fedin-Kruglyakov | Additional Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elvira Emelyanova | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Lomer Akhvlediani | Director of Photography |