The Captivating Star of Happiness
1975 · 167 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 735 VOTES · DIR. Vladimir Motyl
Overview
In December 1825, distinguished members of the Russian military, most of whom were quite affluent and of noble lineage, took it upon themselves to stir revolution against the autocratic and tyrannical Czar Nikolai I in the wake of his not honoring the drafting of a constitution for the Russian people. The revolution failed miserably and the conspirators (known as the Decembrists) were weeded out by the czar himself. One by one, each of the conspirators confess and are systematically exiled to the harsh winters of Siberia, slated to work and wither in a prison/mine. The wives of the conspirators are faced with the prospect of leaving the bosom of wealth and family (including their own children) to be with their husbands in the brutal Siberian locale. If they agree to this, they face having their illustrious social stations stripped away and certain disdain from everyone around them...
Dialogue Timeline - 57 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME - EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
02:25:39 No, no, let's go there.
02:26:59 Leniency?
02:27:07 You must prove your obedience by modesty and good behaviour.
02:27:17 Stand up when you're spoken to!
02:28:04 Now we'll eat, we'll eat...
02:28:44 Now, have patience, mistress.
02:29:32 Halt! Where are you going?
02:29:40 There're no princes here, only convicts.
02:30:01 I pray the commandant wouldn't come here.
02:31:41 I'm so sorry!
02:32:18 and firm conviction?
02:32:25 Yes!
02:33:12 Hurry up!
02:33:26 I forgot to tell you...
02:33:35 How dare you speak not Russian?
02:33:41 You pledged yourself to speak only Russian!
02:33:50 Don't dare! I'll kill you! Don't dare!
02:34:06 Bastards!
02:34:12 Shut up!
02:34:19 It does you no honour.
02:34:28 Stop it!
02:34:51 I wanted to say, General
02:35:06 Your wife asked me to tell you that she's absolutely happy.
07:00:00 to see my husband.