Lady Into Lassie (1995) Baryshnya-krestyanka

Director: Aleksey Sakharov
Writers: Alexander Pushkin (short story "Baryshnya-krestyanka" from volume "Povest Belkina"), Aleksandr Zhitinsky
Stars: Elena Korikova, Dmitriy Shcherbina, Leonid Kuravlyov

Based on a famous short story by Pushkin, this film tells of a youthful, innocent and pure love story that begins as a girlish joke. Liza is eager to get to know her young neighbour but cannot do so as their fathers are not on speaking terms. Her response is simple and direct. With the help of her loyal servant Nastia, she dresses up as a peasant girl and goes pick mushrooms in the nearby woods….

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