The Kreutzer Sonata is based on a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The work is an argument for the ideal of sexual abstinence and an in-depth first-person description of jealous rage. The main character, Pozdnyshev, relates the events leading up to his killing his wife.
Unfortunately the movie The Kreutzer Sonata is not yet available on HBO Max.
Writing | Vladimir Gardin | Writer |
Writing | Leo Tolstoy | Novel |
Directing | Vladimir Gardin | Director |
Art | Boris Mikhin | Production Design |
Camera | Aleksandr Levitsky | Director of Photography |