Save and Protect (Russian: Spasi i sokhrani) is a 1989 Soviet historical drama film directed by Russian filmmaker Aleksandr Sokurov. It depicts the decline of a childlike woman as she engages in adultery and falls into crippling debt. It is loosely adapted from Gustave Flaubert's novel Madame Bovary.[1]

Save and Protect
Directed byAlexander Sokurov
Written byYuri Arabov
StarringCécile Zervudacki
Robert Vaab
CinematographySergey Yurizditskiy
Edited byLeda Semyonova
Music byYuri Khanon
Release date
  • 1989 (1989) (Soviet Union)
Running time
167 min, later edited down to 128 min
CountrySoviet Union
LanguagesRussian
French

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  1. ^ Canby, Vincent [1] The New York Times, 10 July 1992. Retrieved on 18 March 2016.

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