Movie

The Pokrovsky Gates

1983 · 135 min

A gentle, song-filled ramble through shared rooms and tangled hearts, warm and wistful, with a quiet ache beneath the jokes.

Overview: Stories from the lives of the tenants of the Moscow's communal apartment: Kostik, who is a college student, lives with his aunt while studying; Arkady Velyurov who is a performing artist; Khobotovs, who are a divorced couple; and Sava, who is Margarita Khobotov's new fiancé. All these people live in one apartment and their lives constantly touch each other's.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, whimsical and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Love, loneliness, found family, identity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
loneliness
found family
identity
friendship
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild