Five Evenings (Russian: Пять вечеров, romanized: Pyat vecherov) is a Soviet romantic drama film by Nikita Mikhalkov in 1978 [1] based on the same name play by Aleksandr Volodin.[2]
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| Directed by | Nikita Mikhalkov |
| Written by | Aleksandr Adabashyan Nikita Mikhalkov Aleksandr Volodin (play) |
| Produced by | Willy Geller |
| Starring | Stanislav Lyubshin Lyudmila Gurchenko |
| Cinematography | Pavel Lebeshev |
| Edited by | Eleonora Praksina |
| Music by | Eduard Artemyev Yuliy Kim |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Plot
editTamara lives with her nephew Slavik, whose mother died in the war. Tamara herself works as a master at the factory, she is a member of the party, not married. Ilyin says that he works as chief engineer at a chemical plant in Podgorsk. He remains with Tamara, and soon meets Slavik. During the conversation, in response to Slavik's ironic recall of Tamara, Ilyin warns Slavik that he will not allow unkind words about her.
Cast
edit- Stanislav Lyubshin as Aleksandr (vocal by Sergey Nikitin)
- Lyudmila Gurchenko as Tamara
- Igor Nefyodov as Slavik
- Aleksandr Adabashyan as Timofeyev
- Valentina Telichkina as Zoya
Awards
edit- Valladolid International Film Festival — Best Actor (Stanislav Lyubshin)[3]
- Soviet Screen Award — Best Actor (Stanislav Lyubshin)[4]
- 55th place in the list of 100 best films according to Russian Guild of Film Critics[5]
References
edit- ^ Случайный шедевр. В чём секрет успеха фильма «Пять вечеров» // Argumenty i fakty
- ^ 6 интересных фактов о фильме «Пять вечеров» // domkino.tv
- ^ Stanislav Lyubshin at the IMDb
- ^ Станислав Любшин. Ностальгия по советскому // 1001material.ru
- ^ 100 лучших фильмов по версии гильдии кинокритиков России // kinopoisk.ru