Based on the short story of the same name by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, it is about a young man living in Saint Petersburg who suffers from loneliness. He gets to know and falls in love with a young woman, but the love remains unrequited as the woman misses her lover, with whom she is finally reunited.
Directed by Ivan Pyryev
st. petersburg, russia
dostoevsky
Rank
#7 in 1960·#460 overall
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.0 / 5
Cast
Oleg Strizhenov
Dreamer
Lyudmila Marchenko
Nastenka
Vera Popova
grandmother
Anatoli Fedorinov
tenant
Svetlana Kharitonova
Fyokla
Irina Skobtseva
duchess
Ariadna Shengelaia
slave girl
Yakov Belenkiy
duke
Sergei Troitsky
merchant
Yevgeni Morgunov
warder
Crew
Ivan Pyryev
Director
Ivan Pyryev
Writer
Arnold Roytman
Original Music Composer
Valentin Pavlov
Director of Photography
Stalen Volkov
Production Design
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Short Story
Arnold Roytman
Conductor
Adiba Shir-Akhmedova
First Assistant Director
Leonid Blokh
Fight Choreographer
Alexander Scriabin
Music
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Music
Gioachino Rossini
Music
Popular Reviews
174 reviews
duru yigit
10.0★ · 01/09/25
*Your hand is cold, mine burns like fire How blind you are, Nastenka!*
*Your hand is cold, mine burns like fire How blind you are, Nastenka!*
2
Bea
8.0★ · 01/01/01
super real
super real
1
beba
8.0★ · 03/07/26
me too bro, me too (nasten'ka non ha fatto niente di sbagliato però‼️)
me too bro, me too (nasten'ka non ha fatto niente di sbagliato però‼️)
1
ZodiacPRO
9.7★ · 03/09/26
97/100 PEAK ROMANCE!!!
"Your hand is cold, mine burns like fire. How blind you are, Nastenka!"
White Nights (1960) arguably one of the best romance films I've ever watched so far. The ending hit me so deep 🥲🥲 This films is super underrated, enjoyable, and beautiful, I really love it ❤❤❤ highly recommended!!!
97/100 PEAK ROMANCE!!!
"Your hand is cold, mine burns like fire. How blind you are, Nastenka!"
White Nights (1960) arguably one of the best romance films I've ever watched so far. The ending hit me so deep 🥲🥲 This films is super underrated, enjoyable, and beautiful, I really love it ❤❤❤ highly recommended!!!