the Queen of Spades
in 6 flicks
The opera begins with Nannies in the park
Hermann is in love with a girl whose name he doesn't know
His friends tell him she is called Lisa and is engaged to Prince Yeletsky
His friends also tell him that her grandmother (the old Countess) knows which 3 cards guarantee a win
Hermann climbs onto Lisa's balcony - they are fatally attracted - she tells him to go ..
At the ball, Lisa asks Hermann to come to her room later
a ball) (Every Ru ssian opera needs
That night Herm ann creeps up to Lisa's room
But to get there, he must pass through the Countess's room
He hopes to extract the secret of the 3 cards from the old lady
His appearance terrifies her ... and she dies Lisa is appalled and leaves him
SO M E TI M E L AT E R The ghost of the Countess appears at Hermann's window and discloses the 3 cards
Herm an n and Lisa arrange to meet but his obsession with the cards trau matises her
Lisa drowns herself in the canal
Hermann bets on three . . . he wins seven . . . he wins
h is H e pl ay s E fin al AC u r is h o l f a h t wi
Her man n is rui ned