Torrents of Spring (1989 film)

For the Italian film, see Torrents of Spring (1942 film).

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 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.^[2]

Torrents of Spring
DVD release cover
Directed by	Jerzy Skolimowski
Screenplay by	Jerzy Skolimowski
Story by	Ivan Turgenev
Produced by	Mario Cotone
Starring	Timothy Hutton Nastassja Kinski Valeria Golino William Forsythe Urbano Barberini
Cinematography	Witold Sobocinski
Edited by	Cesare D'Amico
Music by	Stanley Myers
Production companies	Erre Produzioni Reteitalia Les Films Ariane Films A2
Distributed by	Curzon Film Distributors (United Kingdom) BIM Distribuzione (Italy) Les Films Ariane (France)
Release dates	May 1989 (1989-05) (Cannes Film Festival) 6 September 1989 (1989-09-06) (France) 17 November 1989 (1989-11-17) (Italy) 18 May 1990 (1990-05-18) (UK)
Running time	101 minutes[1]
Countries	United Kingdom France Italy
Language	English
Box office	$111,747

Cast

• Timothy Hutton as Dimitri Sanin
• Nastassja Kinski as Maria Nikolaevna Polozov
• Valeria Golino as Gemma Rosselli
• William Forsythe as Prince Ippolito Polozov
• Urbano Barberini as Baron Von Doenhof
• Francesca De Sapio as Mrs. Rosselli
• Jacques Herlin as Pantaleone
• Antonio Cantafora as Richter
• Krzysztof Janczar as Klueber (credited as Christopher Janczar)
• Christian Dottorini as Emilio
• Alexia Korda as Mrs. Stoltz
• Marinella Anaclerio as Luisa
• Pietro Bontempo as Man With Glasses
• Thierry Langerak as La luna
• Xavier Maly as Pulcinella

Reception

The film grossed $111,747 upon its U.S. theatrical release.