Family Happiness (1970)
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.
Directors:
Andrei Ladynin, Sergei Solovyov, Alexandr Sheyn.
Writers:
Andrei Ladynin, Sergei Solovyov, Arkadi Stavitsky.
| Directing | Andrei Ladynin | Director |
| Directing | Sergei Solovyov | Director |
| Camera | Alfredo Álvarez | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Roman Veseler | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roza Satunovskaya | Costume Design |
| Art | Anatoliy Kuznetsov | Production Design |
| Writing | Alexandr Sheyn | Writer |
| Camera | Aleksandr Ryabov | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Alla Abramova | Editor |
| Art | Galina Shabanova | Production Design |
| Directing | Alexandr Sheyn | Director |
| Editing | Lidiya Lysenkova | Editor |
| Writing | Andrei Ladynin | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sergei Solovyov | Screenplay |
| Sound | Isaac Schwarts | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Vladimir Chukhnov | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Arkadi Stavitsky | Screenplay |
| Production | Dmitry Zalbstein | Producer |
| Writing | Anton Chekhov | Short Story |
| Art | Leonid Pertsev | Production Design |