Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District

Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District is a 1989 Soviet drama film directed by Roman Balayan, based on the eponymous novella by Nikolai Leskov. Plot Katerina Izmailova is a beautiful wife of a rich merchant who does not marry out of love. Katerina, who for days on end suffering from idleness, gets herself a young lover, Sergei. Soon their relationship progresses to the fact that they are forced to kill her husband Katerina, who discovers infidelity, and this is only the first step to their deadly unity. Cast Natalya Andrejchenko - Katerina Izmailova Aleksandr Abdulov - Sergey Nikolai Pastukhov - Zinovy Borisovich Tatyana Kravchenko - Aksinya Oleg Ilyukhin - Fedya Elena Kolchugina - Sonnetka Natalia Potapova - Fiona References