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Release Year1960
Runtime0h 32m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes1
DirectorVasiliy Shukshin
WritersVasiliy Shukshin
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast7 credited
Also Known AsReports from Lebyazhye
About Reports from Lebyazhye
Ivan Baikalov, the secretary of the District Committee, is the first person to come to him with any question: grain harvesting machines, alimony, crankshafts... - the party leader of the Altai village should know and be able to do everything. The wife of a young doctor came to seek protection from Baikalov - her husband is cheating! And from Lebyazhego they inform that in three days rains will fall, and the only one who will be able to organize the work and not to rot the bread is Pyotr Ivlev. But on the secretary's desk is an anonymous letter: the district doctor has had an affair with Pyotr's wife. What is more important - grain harvesting or the family of a young party member?
Directed by Vasiliy Shukshin, Reports from Lebyazhye leans on a strong ensemble — Vasiliy Makarov, Vasiliy Shukshin, Leonid Kuravlyov — 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 1960.
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