A Couple

Synopsis

"A Couple" is a film about a long term relationship between a man and a woman. The man is Leo Tolstoy. The woman is his wife, Sophia. They were married for 36 years, had 13 children nine of whom survived. Each kept a diary. Although they lived together, in the same house, they wrote letters frequently to each other. Leo Tolstoy insisted that they read their diaries aloud to guests at dinner parties. The Tolstoy’s were also a dysfunctional couple, arguing frequently and being very unhappy with each other while occasionally enjoying passionate moments of reconciliation. The film is Sophia’s monologue about the joys and struggles of their life together, loosely drawn from their letters to each other and their diary entries.

Main Cast

Nathalie Boutefeu

Sophia Tolstaya

Age : N/A | Popularity : 12%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Frederick Wiseman
Writing	Writer	Frederick Wiseman Nathalie Boutefeu
Camera	Director of Photography	John Davey
Editing	Editor	Frederick Wiseman
Sound	Music	Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
	Sound	Jean-Paul Mugel
Department	Role	Name

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