Anathema
History
It is year 1900 in Pre-Revolutionary Russia and Deacon Olympius begins to take interest in secular literature. When he stumbles upon a book by Tolstoy, he is humbled and inspired to lead a just life. Based on a story by Aleksandr Kuprin.
Cast
Lev Stepanov
church chorister
Nikolai Simonov
voiceover
Stepan Krylov
Deacon Olympius
Nikolay Gavrilov
the Dean
Lyubov Malinovskaya
Pavel Pervushin
wood cutter
Tamara Timofeeva
townswoman
Yevgeni Grigoryev
gentleman in the church
Klavdiya Fadeeva
deacon’s wife
Svetlana Mazovetskaya
lady donating to the poor (uncredited)
Igor Efimov
student
Aleksandr Afanasev
merchant
Fyodor Nikitin
liberal
Arkadi Trusov
merchant