You brought this wench to our house,
to my wedding!
This is my house,
and I’m paying for this wedding.
Since this is how the things stand,
I will decide whom to invite.
Did you think about Mother’s feelings?
Never mind.
She’ll survive it.
You whiffet!
Gentlemen!
Gentlemen, stop it!
-I’ll show you! -Gentlemen, stop!
I’ll show you!
You whiffed!
Ladies and gentlemen, a little surprise
before the newlyweds’ dance.
It’s that actress!
Bringing his mistress to the house! In front of everyone!
What a shame.
Anna Lvovna!
Mother!
-Anna Lvovna! -Mother, are you all right?
-Breathe! -Water!
-Someone bring water! -Open the windows!
-Semion Arkadyevich! -He has been sent for.
Open the windows!
-Bringing this cocotte into the house! -Breathe!
What a scandal!
Drink this.
One sip at a time.
-Please! -Allow me.
God forbid...
What’s happening?
Too late.
She’s dead.
No!
No.
The desserts are ready.
The musicians are hear.
-Ladies and gentlemen will dance. -Yep.
We can have some fun, too.
Yes.
Aunt Pavlina!
What? What is it, you crazy girl?
The mistress is dead.
Blast you! What are you talking about?
It’s true. It has just happened.
Oh my God!
Dear me.
What are you waiting for?
Go to the courtyard.
Get the horses and carriages ready.
Everyone will be going home.
Coming here on this day!
She is shameless. She has no scruples.
As if she doesn’t realize she killed Anna!
I remember this carriage.
Piotr Ivanovich bought it at the market two days ago.
Now we know whom for.
She’s getting into the carriage.
Shameless!
"She is shameless. She has no scruples."
"As if she doesn’t realize she killed Anna!"
They carried the mistress to her room.
Don’t you dare...
even touch her!
Now, now, darling.
Yes,
it’s horrible,
and on a day like this.
I knew it.
I knew it was going to happen.
It wasn’t just my fears.
My heart was telling me
about the disaster.
Orysia... She lied to me.
The cross meant death.
Darling...
Lidiya, leave me.
If you want to go back, this is the time.
I’ll understand if you do.
Let’s look or your chess set here.
-Mother, when is he coming back? -By dinner time, I suppose.
It’s not fair.
He promised me he’d teach me
playing chess after lunch.
But he just left!
Aleksey has no time for games.
He has to run the estate.
He’s very busy, and you want him to play with you.
Here it is! Look.
You can play with Mr. Shtoss this time.
-It’s no big deal. -Mother, look.
-Go. Go to your room. -I want to see it!
Vasiliy! I said go!
“My dearest mother,
my heart is breaking at the very thought
of the pain and worry I’ve caused you
and will cause again now.
But I can’t help it.
I’m done with waiting,
asking, humiliating myself
for the right to be happy.
Every hour away from my beloved
is torture for me.
This is why today Katia and I will go away together
to seek our long-awaited happiness.
I won’t tell you where we are going so that you didn’t have to lie for me.
I promise to let you know as soon as we’re settled down.
Again, please forgive me.
The money enclosed with this letter
was received in an honest manner from Andrey Zhadan
as a down payment for the future harvest.
I know you will put it to good use.
Your loving son Aleksey.”
Aliosha...
Our mistress...
our dear mother!
How could you leave us so soon?
Why did you make orphans of us?
Why did our Lord take you so early?
Oh my God...
Don’t touch her!
It’s your fault!
You brought her to her grave.
Me?
Yes.
You brought this wench here.
You knew Mother wouldn’t survive it.
Murderer!
I hate you!
Hold your tongue, you whiffed.
You are too young to judge your father.
Her whole life...
you were abusing her!
And in the end, you humiliated her.
You brute! I hate you.
-Grig, don’t. -I’ll show you!
I hate you!
Have some decency! Over her dead body!
She’s not cold yet,
and look what you’re doing.
Grig!
Grig...
Grig!
I don’t want to be rude,
but I’m not the best company today.
I can say something in my derangement
that I will regret later.
Please leave me alone.
I don’t mind. I’m your wife now, remember?
Grig...
I swore to God...
I’d be with you...
through thick and thin,
until death do us part.
Swear,
shout,
do whatever you need to alleviate your pain.
Just don’t send me away,
I beg you!
I can stand anything.
Gnat.
Yes?
A carriage for me, now.
-Yes, sir. -Move it!
Have you gotten rid of the Kozhimsky?
How can people be so shamelessly curious?
I can’t believe them.
-Mr. Doroshenko, they are looking for you. -Who is it?
The Kosachs’ manager wants to see you.
Show him to the parlor. I’ll be right with him.
Taras, what are you doing here?
Mrs. Sofya sent a letter for you.
She wants you to come as soon as possible.
Is something amiss?
I don’t think so.
Thank you.
Excuse me.
Why is everybody so sad?
Our mistress, Anna Lvovna, is dead.
Died right before the newlyweds’ dance.
Right at the wedding?
How horrible!
Oh, mistress...
What was that letter you’ve just gave him?
From my mistress.
Idiot! You should have found me first.
What am I paying you for?
What was in the letter?
I don’t know.
It was sealed.
I didn’t dare to break a wax seal.
Did she want you to tell him something?
Just to ask him to come
as soon as possible.
Is something wrong?
Why the urgency?
I don’t know.
How is Aleksey Fiodorovich?
The same as he was, alive and well.
He called me last morning to give me directions about the estate.
Who I should sell the sugar beet to while he is away.
What do you mean, away?
He left for two months.
Where? What for?
He said he’d be visiting sugar refineries
about the beets.
Did he leave an address, for the letters?
What do you mean, no?
All right,
off you go.
CHERNIGOV. NEZHIN
Where are you going?
Stop.
Where are we going, sir?
To the restaurant?
To the pub.
Peresypikha’s?
I don’t care.
Hup! Go!
The creator of the heavenly circle,
Our Lord,
and the founder of the Church,
reinforce me in my love for You,
the abandonment of my wishes,
and determination in my faith, You the Lover of Man,
in the place of peace and affluence,
where Your Saints are joyful,
rest the soul of Your servant, recently-departed Anna.
Some kwas?
My dear!
We’re out of kwas. Let me bring some more.
-Good evening, sir. -Good evening.
Get out of here.
Come on, come on.
Go!
Good evening, sir.
What can I get you?
Vodka.
In a moment.
Nicolas sends his condolences.
He had to leave,
but he will be back by morning.
Nikolay Aleksandrovich has left?
Now? When a friend’s helping hand
is needed so badly.
He said...
it was an important...
and very urgent state affair.
What kind of affairs can be done at night?
I don’t know.
Poor Anna Lvovna.
Dying on a day like this.
She was so happy for us.
Drink to her memory.
She was so lonely.
Always alone...
with only Kitty for company.
-Where is Kitty? -Kitty?
She run away.
We need to catch this skank immediately!
She couldn’t have gone far alone.
She isn’t alone.
We’ll be chasing her for a long time.
I know for a fact that Mr. Kosach
left his estate tonight...
for an indefinite time.
-Kosach! -Grig! Grig, where are you going?
Papa!
You are the ruler of our life and death.
Give rest to the soul of the departed,
Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Rest and life...
Come here. Come!
What?
Where is she?
Tell me!
I don’t know. Maybe she went to relieve herself.
What?
Do you think I’m an idiot?
Cross my heart!
-I don’t know, I swear! -You can swear on the Bible,
and I still won’t believe you. Did you help this skunk run away?
-I don’t know, I thought-- -What are you saying, you old witch?
Have a heart!
Your mother lies dead, and you...
are raving about some girl.
Grigoriy Petrovich!
Harness the horses! Quick!
I’ll kill you if...
I don’t find her.
Katia, darling.
I think we should stop.
You are on your last legs.
No, we need to cover as much distance as we can.
They are probably already looking for us with dogs. Let’s go.
My husband!
My darling! I’m begging you! Grig!
-Don’t leave me here alone. -The wretched girl!
-Grig! -Running away in a moment like this.
Grig, please.
Leaving my mother!
She loved her so much.
So what? It’s you your mother needs right now, not her.
-And so do I. Grig, please! -My mother.
My mother doesn’t need anything
except prayers.
My darling, please
pray for the peace for her soul.
-Of course, Grig. But you... -Go! Quick.
My dear, I was going to go home.
But I can stay till the morning if you want.
No, Liddy, thank you.
Papa is here,
and Nicolas will be back.
Go home.
Go!
Oh God.
God, how could you?
How could you let this folly happen?
Sofya Stanislavovna,
I assure you,
I didn’t know anything.
All right.
The letter...
never existed.
Aliosha left...
on the estate business.
If we knew where they went,
we could name the opposite direction.
All right,
let it be Kharkov. About...
About getting a loan.
-On the estate business. -Exactly.
While the Chervinskys are looking for him in Kharkov...
I hope Aliosha and Katia will be far away and safe.
No!
What’s wrong? Are you all right?
I’ve just realized it.
He’s never coming back,
never!
He’ll never come back!
Don’t worry!
Please don’t be like that.
I’m sure you will see your son again,
but for this you need to be strong.
Go.
Don’t worry about me, Nicolas.
I really need to go.
I promised Natalie I’d come back.
The family is in mourning.
Anna Lvovna died last night.
Did she?
So...
When it rains, it pours.
Give them my condolences.
And please go.
My darling,
my poor girl.
It was a horrible day,
but now it’s over.
You need to sleep.
Life goes on.
Sooner or later, any grief goes away.
Papa.
I feel like it’s all my fault.
It’s because I was in a hurry.
Why didn’t we wait till the autumn?
There were... there were signs.
Now, now. Don’t overreact.
These signs are old wives’ tales.
It’s just a coincidence.
You would forget about it
if nothing happened.
This is life, daughter.
It has its ups and downs.
Your Grigoriy is going through a hard time.
You need to support him.
Papa,
I’d gladly do it,
but he isn’t here. He left.
Their bondmaid Kitty run away,
and he went to chase her,
as if nobody else could do it.
Why not send Yakov?
Why did he have to leave?
Why did he abandon me?
Well...
Maybe it makes him feel better.
You see, daughter,
not everyone can just sit and grief.
Women cry,
but we men aren’t like that.
We need to fight,
do something.
Grigoriy can’t accept his mother’s death,
so he went God knows where.
Chasing the bondmaid...
is just an excuse to work out his despair.
Papa...
Now, now.
You can’t be here!
What’s going on?
How dare you break in my house?
How dare I?
How dared your son steal what doesn’t belong to him?
You are being insolent!
Get out of here. Taras!
I will leave...
when I find out where they are.
Where did they go?
They had to go somewhere!
Who are these they?
Your son...
and this wretched Kitty!
My son left to Kharkov tonight on some business.
As for your Kitty, I don’t know anything and don’t want to know.
Where are they?
Are you hiding them here?
You’ll go to Siberia, to jail,
in shackles, your whole goddamned family!
Where is she?
What are you doing?
Leave this house immediately.
Or what?
Will you call the gendarmes?
Don’t bother.
-Go to your rooms. Get out! -They will be here soon anyway.
What are you doing?
Don’t you have any honor?
Fighting with a woman and children!
Your son...
is a thief!
-Where are the keys? -I don’t know.
-Where are the keys? -I don’t know!
Stop!
Stop it!
Here it is!
Now your son
is definitely going to Siberia.
Katia, wait.
We need a break.
You don’t want your horse to die on you.
Dismount.
Follow me.
It’s not far.
I know a place where we can spend the night.
Don’t worry, Katia.
I stopped here on my way to Kiev.
It’s quiet and isolated.
No one is going to look for us here.
Trust me.
A wife needs to know her place.
Yes... She does.
I’m a man.
I go wherever I want.
And I don’t have to give an account...
to anyone. Anyone!
I invited her to spite my wife.
I thought it would show her
who wears the pants here.
I didn’t know...
she would die!
I didn’t think about it.
And he says, “Murderer.”
My own son.
But I am...
a murderer!
How can I live with it?
It’s all in God’s hands.
Come on, have a drink, Piotr Ivanovich.
It’s a nice vodka. I made it myself.
Here, eat something, Piotr Ivanovich.
You’re the only one who understands me.
How can I go back to that serpents’ nest?
Why don’t you stay here?
Maybe I will.
Pour me some more.
Whatever they say, this is a nice town.
You’re right.
Here.
Take Kharkov,
for example.
No, it wouldn’t be like this there.
We’d be chasing some riffraff all night...
without a single drink.
Pour me some.
Who the hell is it?
What are you doing here in the middle of the night?
Open up, you idiot!
-What do you want? -I said open up!
-Are you asleep? -No!
-Drinking on duty? -No, Your Nobleness!
Good night, Grigoriy Petrovich.
-Did something happen? -Yes.
-She ran away. -Who ran away?
The bride?
Idiot! A girl, a bondmaid.
-Oh. -Don’t oh me! Go! Get her!
What are you waiting for?
We’ll go if the gendarmerie chief gives us an order.
We don’t have a right to leave the post.
What if something happens, and we aren’t here?
Where is you chief?
He is in his office...
but he is busy.
Yes.
What?
Who dares...
I’ll show you!
Grigoriy Petrovich! To what do I owe the honor?
I demand that Mr. Kosach was arrested immediately.
The landlord?
-Aleksey Fiodorovich? -Yes, Aleksey Fiodorovich.
He is a thief! He has stolen my bondmaid Katerina Verbitskaya
and run away with her.
You need to send people after him at once.
Well...
Do you have any proof of Mr. Kosach’s involvement?
You have to understand my situation. Arresting a landlord...
Here!
A reply to Kosach from a Kiev priest
who promises to wed him to this woman.
There is an address, too.
What are you waiting for?
I demand immediate assistance in detaining him
and returning my property to me.
Otherwise, you’ll go to court martial.
Yes, Your Nobleness!
Will do, your nobleness!
Who are you?
Our horses are exhausted.
We can’t continue our way. But we will leave immediately.
There is an inn...
three verst from here.
Of course,
if your horses need rest...
Thank you. We’re in a hurry.
Excuse us.
Grisha!
Oh. It’s you.
Is Grigoriy Petrovich back already?
Not yet.
Miss,
why don’t you get into bed and have some sleep?
All right.
Later.
You know...
Make me a cup of tea.
Father Pimen is here.
He wants to know
about the funeral service.
Why ask me?
Why not Piotr Ivanovich?
He isn’t here.
He never came back after he had left last night.
How can I...
I... I don’t...
You know what?
Tell him Grigoriy Petrovich will make a decision when he’s back.
I can’t decide such things.
Oh God.
I never thought I’d have to prepare
for my mistress’s wake.
Galia, are you asleep or what? Be quick with it.
Why be quick?
Why?
We don’t even know when this wake will be.
The new mistress didn’t give any orders.
It will be soon.
We can’t wait forever.
We have to be ready when they decide.
Isn’t it beautiful?
Yes, it’s amazing.
There is the Vydubitsy Monastery.
Those cupolas are the Assumption Cathedral.
Do you see the bell tower?
It’s so tall!
It’s the Monastery of the Caves.
That’s there our wedding will be,
if you don’t change your mind.
Nothing in the world will make me change my mind.
Well, let’s go, then! To our new life.
Good day.
Why is it taking so long? Why is the turnpike down?
They’re searching for some runaways.
We shouldn’t draw attention.
Let’s skirt this place.
So, now there is no ferry here.
Who the hell decided to build this bridge?
Now everybody takes it.
Who will pay 10 kopecks for a boat
when there is a bridge?
I’ll sell this boat.
I swear I will.
Don’t sell it, Father.
Who knows how solid this bridge is. It might fall apart.
A boat can always come in handy.
I might use it for fishing.
You sly dog!
Our business is ruined.
Dead and buried.
Although... Look, look!
-Hello, good man. -Hello to you, too.
Can you take us to the other side?
Of course. Why not?
Why didn’t you take the bridge?
Everybody does now.
The lady wants to be romantic.
Five rubles.
All right.
You can lead the horses across the bridge.
Makar.
Aleksey, do you have a voluntary and good intention
to take Yekaterina, who stands before you, as your lawful wife?
I do, Father.
Did you give promise to any other bride?
I didn’t, Father.
Yekaterina,
do you have a voluntary and good intention
to take Aleksey, who stands before you,
as your lawful husband?
I do, Father.
Did you give promise to any other groom?
I didn’t, Father.
Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father, and Son, and the Holy Spirit,
always, now, and forever.
Amen.
-My wife. -My husband.
Got you, lovebirds!
What are you waiting for? Arrest them!