• May 08, 1909
  • 13 min
  • Full-HD

A Sixteenth Century Russian Wedding (1909)

A dramatization of a wedding in 16th-century Russia, between members of two prominent boyar families (based on paintings by Konstantin Makovskii): Three matchmakers first visit the family of the prospective bride, and then do the same with the prospective bridegroom's family. Later, as the time of the wedding draws near, the bride is dressed with great formality and prepared for the ceremony, as the guests get ready to celebrate the upcoming wedding.

Category
Country
Russia
Companies
A. Khanzhonkov and Co.

Aleksandra Goncharova

Vasili Stepanov

E. Fadeeva

Pyotr Chardynin

Lidiya Tridenskaya

Petr Biriukov

Andrey Gromov

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