The film is dedicated to the heroines of Ostrovsky’s plays—wives, cooks, actresses, matchmakers. For the most part, these are composite characters, but many of them have real-life prototypes. The author was a keen observer and recorded everything interesting in his diary. This is how the gallery of images from his native Zamoskvorechye, where Ostrovsky was born, came into being. Later, after traveling along the Volga, portraits of residents from small towns along the river were added. Alexander Nikolaevich never overlooked the details. When the playwright described daily life, the details of clothing, or the manner of speaking of a character, the hero would literally come to life.
as ведущая / Кручинина
as Домна Пантелевна / Павла Петровна Бальзаминова / Фелисата Герасимовна Кукушкина / Маланья / Улита
as Домна Евстигневна Миначева / Татьяна Никоновна
as Фетинья Мироновна Епишкина / Акулина Гавриловна Красавина / Марфа Игнатьевна Кабанова / Пульхерия Андревна Гущина
as Матрёна Савишна Пузатова / Вера Филипповна / Антонина Власьевна Бедонегова
as Аграфена Кондратьевна Большова / Феона / Раиса Павловна Гурмыжская
as Ольга Дмитриевна / Домна Евстигневна Белотелова
as Олинька
as Марья Антиповна / Юлинька, дочь Кукушкиной
as Настя
as Липочка
as Лидия Чебоксарова
as Полинька / Лариса Огудалова
as Катерина
as Тигрий Львович Лютов / Потап Потапович Каркунов
as Истукарий Лупыч Епишкин / купец Антип Антипыч Пузатов / Самсон Силыч Большов
as Крутицкий
as Константин Лукич Каркунов / Виталий Петрович Пирамидалов
as Михайло Бальзаминов / Елеся
as Борис / Нил Стратоныч Дудукин
