▁la ▁Mary ▁Pick ford , ▁but ▁Taylor ▁felt ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁better ▁to ▁speak ▁seriously , ▁and ▁then ▁und erm ine ▁that ▁serious ness ▁by ▁leaving ▁the ▁ban quet ▁without ▁Pet ru chio , ▁thus ▁sub ver ting ▁his ▁apparent ▁authority ▁over ▁her . ▁However , ▁Elizabeth ▁Sch a fer ▁calls ▁the ▁film ▁" int ens ely ▁conserv ative ," ▁cit ing ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁advert ising ▁bl urb ; ▁" A ▁motion ▁picture ▁for ▁every ▁man ▁who ▁ever ▁gave ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁his ▁hand ▁to ▁his ▁bel oved ... and ▁for ▁every ▁woman ▁who ▁des erved ▁it . ▁Which ▁takes ▁in ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁people ! ▁Russell ▁Jackson ▁arg ues ▁the ▁film ▁" off ers ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁liber ation ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁appeal ▁to ▁Law rent ians ▁than ▁present - day ▁femin ists ." ▁However , ▁Sch a fer ▁does ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁acknow ledge ▁that ▁" because ▁of ▁the ▁she er ▁power ▁of ▁Taylor ' s ▁presence , ▁K ather ina ▁occup ies ▁a ▁far ▁more ▁memor able ▁film ic ▁space ▁than ▁the ▁dram atic ▁space ▁she ▁has ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁play . ▁ ▁Other ▁releases ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Serge i ▁Kol os ov ▁directed ▁a ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁the atr ical ▁adaptation ▁for ▁Mos film , ▁st arring ▁Ly ud m ila ▁Kas at k ina ▁and ▁And rei ▁Ale k se ye v ich ▁Pop ov . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁John ▁All ison ▁directed ▁a ▁straight