A Long Happy Life
A Long Happy Life | |
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Russian: Долгая счастливая жизнь | |
Directed by | Gennady Shpalikov |
Written by | Gennady Shpalikov |
Produced by | Vladimir Besprozvanny |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Dmitry Meskhiev |
Edited by | Aleksandra Borovskaya |
Music by | Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov[1] |
Production company | |
Release date | 1966 |
Running time | 76 min. |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
A Long Happy Life (Russian: Долгая счастливая жизнь, romanized: Dolgaya schastlivaya zhizn) is a 1966 Soviet melodrama film directed by Gennady Shpalikov.[2][3]
Included in the 100 best Russian films according to the Russian Guild of Film Critics (No. 92).[4]
Plot[]
The film tells about the geologist Viktor, who on his way home meets a girl named Lena, whom he falls in love with. Victor promises her a long happy life, but in reality everything does not turn out as he thought. He understands that his feelings are not as strong as at the first meeting, and she, in turn, was ready for this.[5]
Cast[]
- Inna Gulaya as Lena
- Kirill Lavrov as Viktor
- as Barmaid
- Pavel Luspekayev as Pavel
- Oleg Belov as friend of Lena
- as Firefighter's Fiancee
- Alexey Gribov as Firs
- as Maid in a rest home
- as bus conductor [6]
- Alla Tarasova as Ranevskaya
- Leonid Gubanov as Trofimov
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Categories:
- Russian-language films
- 1966 films
- Soviet romantic drama films
- Soviet films
- 1960s romantic drama films
- Soviet teen films
- 1966 directorial debut films
- Lenfilm films
- Soviet black-and-white films
- 1966 drama films