Russia / Feb 14, 2025 / Re-release, 1991 version
1h 13min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Four love stories connected by newsreels of the late 60s. Each short story begins with an epigraph taken from the Song of Songs of the Old Testament. The stories are interconnected by documentary shots and numerous interviews taken on the streets from passers-by who are asked the same question: “what does it mean to love?”.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Marianna Vertinskaya | girl at party |
| Igor Kvasha | guy at party |
| Yekaterina Vasilyeva | girl at party |
| Andrey Mironov | guy at party |
| Anastasia Voznesenskaya | girl with a globe |
| Valentin Nikulin | lonely guest |
| Natalya Chetverikova | Vera, Seryozha's girlfriend |
| Lyudmila Vagner | 'Blizzard' |
| Mihail Badiceanu | Moraru, Mircea's father |
| Yelizaveta Nikishchikhina | janitor |
| Boris Gusev | taxi driver |
| Naum Kavunovsky | hotel administrator |
| Anatoly Popov | |
| Valentina Karavayeva | monologue recorded on tape (voice) |
| Aleksandr Mehn | himself (uncredited) |
| Yan Ebner |
Genres
DramaRomanceDocumentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Любить… |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Gorky Film Studios, Moldova-Film |
| Release date | 29 gennaio 1968 |
| Writer | Isai Kuznetsov, Vladimir Sapozhnikov, Avenir Zak, Mikhail Kalik, Ion Druta, Yury Kazakov |
| Editing | Zhanna Dubchak |
| Cinematography | Dmitri Motornyy, Arkadi Koltsaty |
| Assistant directors | Mikhail Kalik, Inna Tumanyan |
| Camera operators | Arkadi Koltsaty, Dmitri Motornyy |
| Additional photography | Arkadi Koltsaty, Dmitri Motornyy |
| Production design | Aurelia Roman, Stanislav Bulgakov |
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| Art direction | Aurelia Roman, Stanislav Bulgakov |
| Set decoration | Aurelia Roman, Stanislav Bulgakov |
| Music | Mikael Tariverdiev, Yuri Ogandzhanov |
| Sound | Mikael Tariverdiev, Yuri Ogandzhanov |
| Costume design | Naum Markzitser |
| Makeup | Naum Markzitser |
| Hairstyling | Naum Markzitser |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Russia / Jan 29, 1968
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