Torrents of Spring is a 1989 drama film written and directed by Jerzy Skolimowski and starring Timothy Hutton, Nastassja Kinski and Valeria Golino. It is based on the 1872 novel of the same name by Ivan Turgenev. It is a British, French, and Italian co-production. Set in 1840, the film follows a young Russian aristocrat, Dimitri Sanin, who is torn between the love of a beautiful German pastry-shop girl, Gemma Rosselli, and a Russian seductress, Princess Maria Nikolaevna. The film competed for the Golden Palm Award at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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Directed by | Jerzy Skolimowski |
Screenplay by | Jerzy Skolimowski |
Story by | Ivan Turgenev |
Produced by | Mario Cotone |
Starring | Timothy Hutton Nastassja Kinski Valeria Golino William Forsythe Urbano Barberini |
Cinematography | Witold Sobocinski |
Edited by | Cesare D'Amico |
Music by | Stanley Myers |
Distributed by | Millimeter Films |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Countries | United Kingdom France Italy |
Language | English |
The film grossed $111,747 upon its U.S. theatrical release.
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