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Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better

2005Igor Larin,Sergey Zhenovach

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Based on the eponymous play by A.N. Ostrovsky. A story about an apple orchard, unmistakably showing that happiness exists, and that within our souls lies the capacity to be happy. And it is no coincidence that the kind nanny, who helps the lovers, has a "meaningful" name — Filitsata, which means "happiness."

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What is Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better (2005) about?

Based on the eponymous play by A.N. Ostrovsky. A story about an apple orchard, unmistakably showing that happiness exists, and that within our souls lies the capacity to be happy. And it is no coincidence that the kind nanny, who helps the lovers, has a "meaningful" name — Filitsata, which means "happiness."

Who stars in Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better?

Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better stars Evgeniya Glushenko (Мавра Тарасовна), Lyudmila Polyakova (Филицата), Vasiliy Bochkaryov (Сила Ерофеич Грознов), Sergey Veshchyov (Никандр Мухояров), Olga Zhevakina (Поликсена). The film was directed by Igor Larin.

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