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Mishka, Seryoga and I

1961 · 89 min

A gentle, good-natured Soviet schoolyard tale that ambles along pleasantly, easy to follow and mildly charming without much bite.

Directed by
Yuri Pobedonostsev
Genres
Adventure, Family
Starring
Valeri Ryzhakov, Pyotr Lyubeshkin, Vasiliy Shukshin
Overview
Three friends are bored in eighth grade but everything changes after a new teacher arrives to the class.

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Directed by
Yuri Pobedonostsev
Genres
Adventure, Family
Starring
Valeri Ryzhakov, Pyotr Lyubeshkin, Vasiliy Shukshin
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • friendship
    • coming-of-age
    • education
    Places
    • school
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    adventure, family
    Directed by
    Yuri Pobedonostsev
    Written by
    Boris Larin, Nisson Zeleransky
    Starring
    Valeri Ryzhakov, Pyotr Lyubeshkin, Vasiliy Shukshin, Yuri Chekulayev, Vladimir Gusev, Nikolay Burlyaev, Natalya Gitserot, Boris Romanov
    Music
    Yuriy Levitin
    Cinematography
    Mikhail Bruyevich
    Runtime
    89 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Russian

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