Chekhov's Motifs

Chekhov's Motifs (Чеховские мотивы, translit. Chekhovskie motivy, since released in English as Chekhovian Motifs) is a 2002 Russian-Ukrainian comedy film directed by Kira Muratova. It was entered into the 24th Moscow International Film Festival. At the 2002 Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards Kira Muratova received the prize for Best Director. It is based on two works of Anton Chekhov: the short story Difficult People is divided to frame the one act play Tatyana Repina.

Plot
Based on Chekhov's short stories. The protagonist betrays his love for money. He marries a rich girl, leaving his poor bride alone. She cannot bear such a cynical betrayal and commits suicide. And now the wedding day has come, and the ghost of the poor girl comes to the traitor, seeking just revenge.

Cast

 * Sergey Bekhterev
 * Nina Ruslanova
 * Natalya Buzko
 * Philip Panov (as Filipp Panov)
 * Zhan Daniel
 * Aleksandr Bashirov
 * Yuri Shlykov