The Black Monk
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Top Cast

Sergey Makovetskiy
as Andrey Kovrin
Andrey Kovrin

Valeriy Barinov
as Yegor Pesotsky
Yegor Pesotsky

Yuliya Svezhakova
as Tanya Pesotskaya
Tanya Pesotskaya
More Like This

Der Hauptmann von Köpenick
1997 • Movie

The Taste of Others
2000 • Movie

Henry V
1989 • Movie

The Flying Classroom
2003 • Movie

National Theatre Live: Present Laughter
2019 • Movie

Actresses
2007 • Movie

Thin Skin
2025 • Movie

Rushmore
1998 • Movie

La cárcel de cristal
1957 • Movie

Finding Neverland
2004 • Movie

Games of Love and Chance
2003 • Movie

Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play
2017 • Movie
Dom Juan
1985 • Movie

The Last Metro
1980 • Movie

La Cerisaie
1982 • Movie
