Таланты и поклонники (1973): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1973, Таланты и поклонники is a drama film directed by Isidor Annensky.

What it’s about. Negina, a popular but poor actress, receives lessons from her fiancé Meluzov. Prince Dulebov, intending to take advantage of the girl's dire circumstances, suggests sponsorship, gets refused and becomes spiteful. Despite the latter's intrigues, Negina's benefice performance is triumphant and she receives a large sum of money, part of which Dulebov himself has to provide to keep his face. Still, the entrepreneur refuses to prolong her contract. One after another ecstatic admires come to her expressing their affection, among them Narokov, Naluzov and Velikatov. She leaves honest but dull Meluzov and goes away with rich Velikatov, motivated not by greed but by the desire to work on stage, the only thing she is really in love with.

Who’s in it. Таланты и поклонники stars Olga Khorkova as Domna Panteleevna, Svetlana Pelikhovskaya as Aleksandra Negina, Nikolai Gritsenko as prince Irakli Saratonovich Dulebov and Aleksandr Belyavskiy as Ivan Semenovich Bakin, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Таланты и поклонники page.

If you liked it. Fans of Таланты и поклонники tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.