Russia / Aug 15, 1978
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The main character is a talented, but timid writer of the Filippok experiencing with his country the difficult years of revolution, devastation and war. Adversity helps him overcome the unrequited and faithful love for the widow of Commissioner Zinochka, who bossily manages his career, not hesitating to start novels with other men. Filippok will describe the story of his life in a book that at the end of days will be presented by a terminally ill, but still dearly beloved wife, with gratitude for the experience.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nikolai Ferapontov | blue-eyed guy |
| Svetlana Kryuchkova | newlywed woman |
| Boris Sokolov | violinist |
| Ivan Mokeyev | tramp |
| Tatyana Sharkova | Maslyonkina |
| Ivan Bortnik | Kroykov |
| Denis Kucher | Vaska |
| Dariya Mikhaylova | girl on the steamship |
| Nikita Mikhajlovsky | boy on the steamship |
| Lyudmila Arinina | Serafima Petrovna |
| Valeriy Degtyar | bandit |
| Igor Dmitriev | passenger of steamship |
| Sergey Zhukovich | bandit |
| Gelena Ivlieva | Zinochka's employee |
| Vasili Korzun | officer |
| Yefim Kamenetsky | chekist |
| Yuri Medvedev | brigade-leader |
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| Vladimir Mishanin | 'granddad' |
| Lyudmila Molokova | Filippok's mother |
| Vitaliy Matveyev | prisoner |
| Nadezhda Mikhailova | registrar at the maternity hospital |
| Yuriy Oskin | leader of the gang |
| Olga Ovcharenko | Zinochka's employee |
| Ernst Romanov | owner of the hut |
| Anatoliy Rudakov | newlywed man |
| Yola Sanko | Lyuba |
| Aleksandr Susnin | farm chairman |
| Stanislav Sokolov | vacationer on the sea |
| Alla Tekshina | female bandit |
| Ivan Sharin | old man |
| Yelena Chukhray | vacationer on the sea |
| Valentina Panina | Zinochka (voice) |
| Igor Efimov | Kroykov (voice) |
| Karina Moritts | Filippok's granddaughter |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Объяснение в любви |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Lenfilm |
| Release date | 15 agosto 1978 |
| Production | Aleksandr Pikunov, Yuriy Gubanov |
| Writer | Yevgeni Gabrilovich, Pavel Finn, Vsevolod Schwarts |
| Editing | Ye. Sadovskaya, T. Matrosova |
| Cinematography | Dmitriy Dolinin, Valentin Komarov, Mikhail Kulikov, Valeri Martynov, Ye. Karusaar |
| Assistant directors | Olga Baranova, I. Mochalova, Tamara Lapigina, K. Kononovich, L. Berger, Ilya Averbakh |
| Camera operators | Valentin Komarov, Dmitriy Dolinin, Mikhail Kulikov, Valeri Martynov, Ye. Karusaar |
| Additional photography | Dmitriy Dolinin, Valentin Komarov, Mikhail Kulikov, Valeri Martynov, Ye. Karusaar |
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| Production design | Vladimir Svetozarov, Tatyana Voronkova, Mikhail Suzdalov |
| Art direction | Vladimir Svetozarov, Tatyana Voronkova, Mikhail Suzdalov |
| Set decoration | Tatyana Voronkova, Mikhail Suzdalov, Vladimir Svetozarov |
| Visual effects | O. Nikolayev, Dmitriy Zhelubovskiy |
| Stunts | Aleksandr Massarskiy, Dmitriy Shulkin |
| Music | Johann Sebastian Bach, Gustav Mahler, Antonio Vivaldi, Boris Andreyev, V. Savosin |
| Sound | Boris Andreyev, V. Savosin, Johann Sebastian Bach, Gustav Mahler, Antonio Vivaldi |
| Costume design | Natalya Landau, Anzhela Sapunova, Nikolai Pilyavskiy, L. Voronova |
| Makeup | Natalya Landau, Anzhela Sapunova, Nikolai Pilyavskiy, L. Voronova |
| Hairstyling | Natalya Landau, Anzhela Sapunova, Nikolai Pilyavskiy, L. Voronova |
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