CAST:
Ljuba Tadić (Sergei),
Olivera Marković (Katerina Izmajlowa / Lady Macbeth),
Bojan Stupica (Izmajlow),
Miodrag Lazarević (Zinovij Izmailow),
Ingrid Lotarius (Sonetka)

SCRIPT:
Nikolai Leskov,
Sveta Lukić (prema romanu Nikolaja Leskova)

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Aleksandar Sekulović

Synopsis:
Wajda’s first project abroad is based on a novel by Nikolaj Leskov from 1865 and the opera by Dmitrij Šostakovič (Ledi Magbet mcenskog okruga, 1934). The story takes place in imperial Russia. While her husband is away on a trip, Katarina has an affair with a peasant named Sergej. After Katarina’s father in law discovers the betrayal, the two lovers poison him and devise a plan to get rid of the husband as well…

35 mm, b/w, 93 min