Manja Valewska

Manja Valewska

1937 · 93 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

A romantic melodrama set in 19th-century Russia: magnificent uniforms, dashing officers, glittering balls. A young woman, unhappily married to an aging count, who is passionately in love with another man, must stand trial on charges of murder after her husband commits suicide.

Directed by Josef Rovenský

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