Two Women (U)

Natalya is the middle-aged wife of landowner Arkady and a devoted mother to their young son, Kolya. The lady of the house fears that her beauty is waning so she casually toys with the affections of a family friend called Mikhail. Natalya is also the guardian of her adopted daughter, Vera, a blooming rose, whose innocence is a source of jealousy for the matriarch. When Vera shows favour to Kolya's tutor Alexei, and Natalya follows suit, the subsequent battle of wits creates deep divisions.