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Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better

1972 Drama TV Movie

The domineering old woman Mavra Tarasovna, the mother of the Moscow merchant Amos Panfilovich Baraboshev, is looking for a general to marry her granddaughter Poliksena. However, the girl loves Platon Zybkin, a clerk who is honest but poor and owes the master two hundred rubles. Platon faces imprisonment for debt. With the help of Poliksena’s nurse, who decides to aid the lovers, a new watchman appears in the house—former non-commissioned officer Sila Yerofeyevich Groznov, who was once Mavra Tarasovna's lover.

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Original Title Правда - хорошо, а счастье - лучше
Year 1972
Country Soviet Union
Genre Drama, TV Movie
Director Boris Babochkin

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Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better is an acquired taste at 0.0/10. We recommend checking the trailer and synopsis before diving in.

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A classic from 1972. They don't make them like this anymore — which is exactly why you should watch it. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.

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