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Release Year1961
Runtime0h 16m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
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DirectorLeonid Maryagin
WritersVeniamin Riskind, Leonid Maryagin
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast3 credited
Also Known AsA Short Lull
About A Short Lull
A group of Soviet soldiers stops in a forest near Prague during a break between battles. An elderly soldier named Sherstobitov, who was assigned to go to the unit's headquarters to get mail, meets a Czech girl named Eva. On the way to the unit's location, the soldier would throw away his bicycle, lie down under a tree and sing Czech songs he had recently heard, and the girl would come to listen to them every day. Before leaving for battle again, Sherstobitov gives Eva a piano as a parting gift, which he found in an abandoned house on a nearby farmstead.
Directed by Leonid Maryagin, A Short Lull leans on a strong ensemble — Tatyana Ivanilova, Anatoly Movchan, Nikolai Lukyanov — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1961.
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