never considered Matryona to be old, she looked far older than she ever had, and wonders if his own future is to be without companionship and love. He refuses to despair: "But that I should feel any resentment against you, Nastenka! That I should cast a dark shadow over your bright, serene happiness! ...That I should crush a single one of those delicate blooms which you will wear in your dark hair when you walk up the aisle to the altar with him! Oh no — never, never! May your sky be always clear, may your dear smile be always bright and happy, and may you be for ever blessed for that moment of bliss and happiness which you gave to another lonely and grateful heart ... Good Lord, only a moment of bliss? Isn't such a moment sufficient for the whole of a man's life?" Film adaptations Le notti bianche, a 1957 Italian film by Luchino Visconti White Nights, a 1959 Russian film by Ivan Pyryev Four Nights of a Dreamer, a 1971 French film by Robert Bresson White Nights, a 1992 Russian film by Leonid Kvinikhidze White Nights, a 2003 Iranian film, Directed by Farzad Motamen Iyarkai, a 2003 Indian film by S. P. Jananathan White Nights, a 2005 American film by Alain Silver Saawariya, a 2007 Indian film by Sanjay Leela Bhansali Ahista Ahista, a 2006 Indian film by Shivam Nair Nuits blanches sur la jetée, a 2014 French film by Paul Vecchiali Velutha Rathrikal, a 2015 Malayalam film by Razi Muhammed The 2008 American film Two Lovers, though not an adaptation, was inspired by "White Nights". Notes References The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky translated by David Magarshack, The Modern Library Classics Edition. External links Audio recording of "Belye Nochi" (In Russian) Text in English 1848 short stories Short stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short stories adapted into films Short stories set in Saint Petersburg