Hero of Our Time (film)

For other uses, see A Hero of Our Time (disambiguation).

Hero of Our Time
Russian: Герой нашего времени
Directed by	Stanislav Rostotsky
Written by	Stanislav Rostotsky Mikhail Lermontov
Produced by	Victor Frejlich
Starring	Vladimir Ivashov Aleksey Chernov Silvia Berova Svetlana Svetlichnaya Aleksandr Orlov Nikolay Burlyaev
Cinematography	Yuri Postnikov Vyacheslav Shumskiy
Edited by	Valentina Mironova
Music by	Kirill Molchanov
Production company	Gorky Film Studio
Release date	1966 (1966)
Running time	185 min.
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Hero of Our Time (Russian: Герой нашего времени, romanized: Geroy nashego vremeni) is a 1966 Soviet drama film directed by Stanislav Rostotsky.[1][2][3]

The film is an adaptation of the eponymous novel by Mikhail Lermontov.[4]

Plot

"Bela"

The first film of the dilogy takes place in the early 19th century. Pechorin, a Russian officer serving in the Caucasus, falls in love with Bela, the daughter of a local prince. He persuades her brother, Azamat, to help abduct her, offering in return to help Azamat steal a horse from the daring horseman Kazbich. After bringing Bela to his fortress, Pechorin gradually wins her love through persistent courtship.

However, over time, Pechorin grows bored with Bela...

"Maxim Maximych. Taman"

The second part of the dilogy follows Pechorin’s experiences during his stay on the Taman Peninsula and his service at a Caucasian fortress, where he is accompanied by the kind and loyal old officer Maxim Maximych.

Cast

• Vladimir Ivashov as Pechorin (voiced by Vyacheslav Tikhonov)
• Aleksey Chernov as Maksim Maksimovich
• Silvia Berova as Bela
• Svetlana Svetlichnaya as Undine
• Aleksandr Orlov as Young Officer
• Nikolay Burlyaev as Blind man
• Sofiya Pilyavskaya as Old Woman
• Stanislav Khitrov as Pechorin's Servant
• Boris Savchenko as Yanko[5]

Critical response

Film critic Mikhail Bleiman in Iskusstvo Kino observed:[6]

On the screen, there are simply illustrations for individual episodes of the novel, sometimes simplified, sometimes cinematically embellished. We did not see dramas of a strong character in an insignificant time.

References

1. Аристократ духа
2. Герой нашего времени выбран недавно интернет-сообществом. Победителем стал Данила Багров из кинодилогии «Брат»
3. Эмир Кустурица собирается экранизировать «Героя нашего времени»
4. Герой нашего времени // КиноПоиск
5. 'Hero of Our Time (1967) Full Cast / Crew
6. Под музыкальную табакерку

External links

• Hero of Our Time at IMDb