Torrents of Spring

Torrents of Spring is a 1989 drama film written and directed by Jerzy Skolimowski and starring Timothy Hutton, Nastassja Kinski and Valeria Golino. It is based on the 1872 novel of the same name by Ivan Turgenev. It is a British, French, and Italian co-production. Set in 1840, the film follows a young Russian aristocrat, Dimitri Sanin, who is torn between the love of a beautiful German pastry-shop girl, Gemma Rosselli, and a Russian seductress, Princess Maria Nikolaevna. The film competed for the Golden Palm Award at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. Cast Timothy Hutton - Dimitri Sanin Nastassja Kinski - Maria Nikolaevna Polozov Valeria Golino - Gemma Rosselli William Forsythe - Prince Ippolito Polozov Urbano Barberini - Baron Von Doenhof Francesca De Sapio - Mrs. Rosselli Jacques Herlin - Pantaleone Antonio Cantafora - Richter Krzysztof Janczar - Klueber (as Christopher Janczar) Christian Dottorini - Emilio Alexia Korda - Mrs. Stoltz Marinella Anaclerio - Luisa Pietro Bontempo - Man with Glasses Thierry Langerak - La luna Xavier Maly - Pulcinella Reception The film grossed $111,747 upon its U.S. theatrical release. References