Brief Encounters (film)
Brief Encounters (Russian: Короткие встречи, romanized: Korotkiye vstrechi) is a 1967 Soviet romantic drama directed by Kira Muratova.[1]
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| Directed by | Kira Muratova |
| Produced by | A. Serdykov |
| Written by | Kira Muratova Leonid Zhukhovitsky |
| Starring | Nina Ruslanova Vladimir Vysotskiy Kira Muratova Yelena Bazilskaya Olga Vikland Aleksey Glazyrin |
| Music by | Oleg Karavaychuk |
| Cinematography | Gennadi Karyuk |
| Edited by | O. Kharakova |
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Release date | 1967 |
Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
A woman and her maid 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]
Plot
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 leader 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 have Maxim in common.
Cast
- Nina Ruslanova – Nadia
- Vladimir Vysotsky – Maxim
- Kira Muratova – Valentina
- Lydia Bazilskaya – Lyubka
- Olga Viklandt – hairdresser
- Alexey Glazyrin – Semyon Semenovich, geologist
- Valery Isakov – Styopa, barman
- Svetlana Nemolyaeva – Lelia, manicurist
- Lyudmila Ivanova – Lidia Sergeevna, fortune-telling neighbor
Awards
1987: Nika Award — Nina Ruslanova for Best Actress