The Kreutzer Sonata
The Kreutzer Sonata is based on a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The work is an argument for the ideal of sexual abstinence and an in-depth first-person description of jealous rage. The main character, Pozdnyshev, relates the events leading up to his killing his wife.
Genres: Drama
Directors: Vladimir Gardin
Writers: Lev Tolstoy, Vladimir Gardin
IMDB: tt0004196