A Glass of Water (1979) [N/A]
Featuring:
Kirill Lavrov, Natalya Belokhvostikova, Alla Demidova
Written by:
Eugène Scribe
Directed by:
M. Filimonova, Yuli Karasik
Release Date:
August 25, 1979
Original Title:
Стакан воды
Alternate Titles:
Stakan vody
Стакан води
Genres:
Comedy | Romance
Production Companies:
Mosfilm
Production Countries:
Soviet Union
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 136
When a small state is threatened with capture by a much stronger one, only one thing can save it: the emergence of a competitor comparable to the invader. In a graceful and witty play by Scribe, hostilities unfold around a young officer, in whom the modest saleswoman of a jewelry store, the omnipotent Duchess of Marlborough and the Queen of England herself fell in love at the same time.
The beginning of the XVIII century. England (already Great Britain) is waging a long and ruinous war with France for the Spanish inheritance. The English court, formally in the hands of Queen Anne, is in fact completely under the control of her friend from the young days - the Duchess of Marlborough, the first state lady. At the court there is a political struggle between the two parties: the Duchess of Marlborough, defending the interests of the Whigs, seeks to continue the war to a victorious end, which is extremely beneficial to the Duchess and personally also because her husband, the Duke of Marlborough, manages the military operations, and the convinced Tory Lord Bolingbroke believes that The war must be stopped and peaceful negotiations initiated.
