Movie · 1937
Is Bezhin Meadow based on a book?
Quick answer
Yes. Bezhin Meadow is based on the book Bezhin Lea by Ivan Turgenev (1851).
Bezhin Lea is book 8 of the A Sportsman's Sketches series.
The movie was released in 1937.
The book behind Bezhin Meadow
Bezhin Lea
by Ivan Turgenev · first published 1851 · horror short story
Short story by Ivan Turgenev.
A Sportsman's Sketches: books in order
- Khor and Kalinych (1847)
- Yermolay and the Miller's Wife (1847)
- The raspberry water (1848)
- The District Doctor (1848)
- My neighbor Radilov (1847)
- Farmer Ovsyanikov (1847)
- Lgov (1847)
- Bezhin Lea (1851)
- Kasyan from the Beautiful Lands (1851)
- Bailiff (1847)
- The Office (1847)
- Loner (1848)
- Dos Terratenientes (1852)
- Lebedyan (1848)
- Tatiana Borisovna and nephew (1848)
- How Russians Meet Death (1848)
- Singers (1850)
- Peter Petrovich Karatayev (1847)
- The appointment
- The Hamlet of Shchigry District (1849)
- Chertopkhanov and Nedopyuskin (1849)
- The End Tchertopkhanov (1872)
- Living relic (1874)
- The Clatter of Wheels (1874)
- Forest and steppe (1849)
Common questions
Is Bezhin Meadow based on a book?
Yes. Bezhin Meadow is based on the book Bezhin Lea by Ivan Turgenev (1851).
Who wrote the book Bezhin Meadow is based on?
Bezhin Lea was written by Ivan Turgenev and first published in 1851.
Is Bezhin Lea part of a series?
Yes, it is book 8 in the A Sportsman's Sketches series (2 books listed below in reading order).
Should I read the book before watching?
Start with Khor and Kalinych, book 1 of Bezhin Lea. If you like knowing the full story and characters first, read it before you watch. Adaptations often change or cut plotlines, so the book is a different experience even if you've seen the movie.
More screen adaptations of Ivan Turgenev's books
- First Love (film, 1970)
- A Nest of Gentry (film, 1969)
- Mumu (film, 1959)
- Fathers and Sons (film, 1959)
- The Singers (film, 2025)