Silva (film)

Silva (Russian: Сильва) is a 1944 Soviet musical comedy film directed by Aleksandr Ivanovsky and starring Zoya Smirnova-Nemirovich and Sergei Martinson.

Silva Varescu, a celebrated singer, gives a farewell performance before her planned tour in America, during which her lover, Prince Edwin, arrives late.

At a formal gathering at Prince Wolyapuk's estate, Silva appears disguised as a countess, rekindling her romance with Edwin and disrupting the planned engagement.

In the final act, Silva and Edwin reconcile at the cabaret, choosing love despite societal pressures.

The film is an adaptation of the 1915 operetta Die Csárdásfürstin (also known as Silva after its title character) composed by Emmerich Kalman with a libretto by Leo Stein and Bela Jenbach.