Maschenka
A story about true love, set in the Berlin of the 1920s. In a shabby lodging-house inhabited by a number of faintly ludicrous characters, the young Russian exile Ganin is unexpectedly confronted with his past.
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"A totally engaging screen adaptation of the Nabokov novel of the same name (subsequently re-named "Mary"), Maschenka is all about the beauty of memories. Cary Elwes gives one of the best performances of his career (before he sold out to Hollywood) as the young Ganin, a Russian émigré coming to terms with his new life in Berlin. Our young friend's drab existence is transformed when he learns that his first love is moving into his apartment block and sets him off on a trip down memory lane. But was it all as magical as he remembers, or is it his memory comforting him with image..."
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Maschenka herself was based on writer Vladimir Nabokov's former love Lyussa, whom he would name 'Tamara' in the autobiography "Speak, Memory". Five of her love letters to Nabokov are quoted in his novel "Mashen'ka".
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A story about true love, set in the Berlin of the 1920s. In a shabby lodging-house inhabited by a number of faintly ludicrous characters, the young Russian exile Ganin is unexpectedly confronted with his past.