Malva

The title character, played by Dzidra Ritenberga, is the restless wife of a provincial village fisherman. Unwilling to dedicate herself to her husband, Malwa seeks out love from every man she meets. This results in a romantic triangle that is at once disarmingly simplistic and intensely dramatic. Malwa was the final directorial effort of Vladimir Braun, who died in 1957. Star Dzidra Ritenberga won a "Best Actress" award at the Venice Film Festival; co-stars Pavel Usovicenko and Anatoll Ighnaliev also earned praise for their realistic performances.

• Volodymyr BraunDirector
• Nikolai KovarskyWriter
• Ihor ShamoOriginal Music Composer

• Dzidra RitenbergaMalva
• Anatoliy IgnatyevCast
• Arkadi TolbuzinCast
• Arkadi TolbuzinIgnaty Fomich
• Pavel UsovnichenkoCast
• Gennadiy YukhtinCast