Torrents of Spring (1989 film)

Torrents of Spring
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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
Release date	May 1989 (1989-05)
Running time	101 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom France Italy
Language	English

Torrents of Spring is a 1989 British-French-Italian drama film written and directed by Jerzy Skolimowski and starring Timothy Hutton, Nastassja Kinski and Valeria Golino. It is based on the novel of the same name by Ivan Turgenev. 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.

Cast

• Timothy Hutton - Dimitri Sanin
• Nastassja Kinski - Maria Nikolaevna Polozov
• Valeria Golino - Gemma Rosselli
• William Forsythe - Prince Ippolito Polozov
• Urbano Barberini - Baron Von Doenhof
• Francesca De Sapio - Mrs. Rosselli
• Jacques Herlin - Pantaleone
• Antonio Cantafora - Richter
• Krzysztof Janczar - Klueber (as Christopher Janczar)
• Christian Dottorini - Emilio
• Alexia Korda - Mrs. Stoltz
• Marinella Anaclerio - Luisa
• Pietro Bontempo - Man with Glasses
• Thierry Langerak - La luna
• Xavier Maly - Pulcinella

Reception

The film grossed $111,747 upon its U.S. theatrical release. The film also holds a 100% audience approval rating on the aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 74 ratings.

External links

• Torrents of Spring at IMDb
• Torrents of Spring at AllMovie
• Torrents of Spring at Rotten Tomatoes
• Torrents of Spring at Box Office Mojo