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The village of the sin AKA Women of Ryazan

in 1914

in the village of Ryazan

it is springtime...

Anna, an orphan, taken care of by her aunt Aliona.

Aunt Aliona

Wassily Shironine, a rich farmer from a near village and his son Ivan.

Hello Wassily, don't you recognise me? Aliona here...

- Oh yes... I remember you now. I haven't come here for such a long time and you know one forgets faces...

This is my niece Anna. Her parents are dead... Then I took her with me... But I would like to see her marriage...

In the neighboring village where Shironine lives.

The blacksmith Nicolas, loves...

...Wassilissa, the daughter of Shironine, and they are lovers.

Your father will never give you to me. I am too poor.

If he wants it or not, I will be your wife, Nicolas.

After the death of Shironine's wife, the intriguer widow Lukeria had become servant-mistress of the farmer.

The old woman Matveievna, the godmother of Ivan, loves her godson, like a real son.

If I see you still talking to the blacksmith, I will send you away from this house.

What are you dreaming of, you tramp.

-... and you too will marry to the one I want

I will mary to the one I want, or I will leave now!

After Saint-Pierre day, Shironine brought his son to the house of prospective bride so she will be presented to him in front of the family

I do not want to marry a man whom I do not know and I do not love...

Look at her... and if she is suitable for you then she is yours.

C'mon look at her, imbecile!

Do you want to be my wife?

- Yes... I want.

- Concluded!

- Now, the marriage is assured.

Shironine wanted the marriage of his son to be a magnificient celebration.

- We accepted a poor one... She haven't brought anything like dowry

- She brought something... Look...

Customs require that each time a guest shouts "Aigre" the new husband should embrace the bride.

-Stop caressing your beautiful daughter and bring your thirsty guests something to drink.

I will beat you till you'll be good for nothing

I curse you... I kick you out...

It's enough, will you live with me?

And will you consider me as your legal wife

Anna lived happily...

- Don't show off with your washing, others can do it better...

- Sure, did your wife had such a wealthiness when she opened her dowry.

Marriage of Nicolas and Wassilissa made the villagers indignant and by contempt, they smeared Nicolas' door with tar.

- Did you see? they still put tar on our door.

- Does that annoy you?...

- Me, it makes me laugh.

August 1914.

- The war is declared and Ivan have to go.

And the following day...

Two years passed...

For a long time, no news from Ivan.

Shironine will go to the market in the city to sell his corn.

- What do you want me to bring you from the city?

- Look, you will not want to believe it.

- Anna, my little one, I will give you all that you want.

In the absence of Nicolas, Wassilissa was working hard.

Gossips were spreading around.

I think that the Master arrives.

- Yes, its him, go now...

- Take the horse to the stable.

- You're almost completely drunk, aren't you?

Two more years have passed without any news from Ivan and as Lukeria believes him to be forever missing, she forces Anna to do the dirty works.

- You are my misfortune

The war ended and Nicolas returned home.

The mayor of the village asks to see Wassilissa about the orphanage.

- We are authorized to use the vacant castle as our orphanage building.

- We have just received a letter from Ivan.

-Ivan wrote that he was a prisoner. He will return soon.

- What will we tell him about you, you ignoble girl.

- You won't be able to hide from him that you betrayed him, you dishonoured pig mould...

In the other side of the village, Wassilissa making the castle ready for the orphans as soon as possible.

- Get out of here, you ignoble wife...

- My brother's wife runing away...

- What will I become?

- Don't cry... I will take care of you.

- When the orphanage bulding is finished, we will take your baby. Till then, I advise you to go back to the farm.

The day of Assumption.

- Where is my wife?

- She dishonoured us...

- Interrogate your father.