| Early Rust | |
| Native Name: | Latvian: Agrā rūsa |
| Director: | Gunārs Cilinskis |
| Producer: | Victors Riepsha |
| Starring: | Rimante Krilaviciute Olgerts Dunkers Ivars Kalnins |
| Cinematography: | Gvido Skulte |
| Editing: | Sigrid Geystarte |
| Studio: | Riga Film Studio |
| Runtime: | 98 min.[1] |
| Country: | Soviet Union |
| Language: | Russian |
Early Rust (Latvian: Agrā rūsa) is a Soviet feature film directed by Gunārs Cilinskis. Based on the novel by Elina Zalite, written in 1944.[2]
Latvia, early 1930s. Poor rural girl Elsa comes to Riga in search of work, but she never manages to find something to do. Unexpectedly, she receives an offer from a wealthy entrepreneur, the aging manufacturer Kikulis. There is hope for a new, prosperous life, but marriage becomes a burdensome duty to be close to a stranger. Soon Elsa falls in love with a stranger who turns out to be the son of Kikulis Italo. However, instead of the desired happiness, she ends up in the dock, accused of murdering her husband.
Filmed in Cēsis, near Zvārte rock, but filmed abroad in Prague.[3]