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1967 Soviet Union film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brief Encounters (‹See Tfd›Russian: Короткие встречи, romanized: Korotkiye vstrechi) is a 1967 Soviet romantic comedy-drama film directed by Kira Muratova.[1]
Brief Encounters | |
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Directed by | Kira Muratova |
Written by | Kira Muratova Leonid Zhukhovitsky |
Produced by | A. Serdykov |
Starring | Nina Ruslanova Vladimir Vysotskiy Kira Muratova Yelena Bazilskaya Olga Vikland Aleksey Glazyrin |
Cinematography | Gennadi Karyuk |
Edited by | O. Kharakova |
Music by | Oleg Karavaychuk |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Two women, employee and her housekeeper are unknowingly both in love with the same man, played by singer and actor Vladimir Vysotsky. Kira Muratova's debut feature film was banned by Soviet censors for 20 years before getting an official premiere during glasnost.[2]
After leaving their native village, Nadia and her friend travel to the big city. Along the way, Nadia gets a job in a teashop and meets Maxim, a charming and educated young geologist of whom she becomes enamored. However, Maxim already has a woman he loves, local district committee employee Valya. When Nadia leaves the tea shop and ends up in Valya's town, the latter hires her as a maid and puts her up at her house, while Valya is not aware that they love the same man.
1987: Nika Award — Nina Ruslanova for Best Actress
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