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Gregory, Don't Go to the Village Dances

1978 · 75 min

A gentle, folksy period romance where village courtship and a rival's scheming unfold at an unhurried, theatrical pace.

Directed by
Rostyslav Synko
Genres
Drama, Tv movie, Romance
Starring
Ivan Havryliuk, Antonina Leftiy, Kostiantyn Stepankov
Overview
Adaptation of the play by Mykhailo Starytskyi. The beautiful widow's daughter Marusia is in love with perhaps the best Cossack in the village, Hrytsko Shandura, who reciprocates her feelings. However, this love is hindered by the young man Khoma, who is determined to separate the lovers so that he can marry the beautiful girl himself.

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Directed by
Rostyslav Synko
Genres
Drama, Tv movie, Romance
Starring
Ivan Havryliuk, Antonina Leftiy, Kostiantyn Stepankov
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • betrayal
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance6
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, tv movie, romance, music
    Directed by
    Rostyslav Synko
    Starring
    Ivan Havryliuk, Antonina Leftiy, Kostiantyn Stepankov, Zoya Sivach, Oleksandr Krvavnytskyi, Ksenia Nikolaeva, Nonna Koperzhynska, Leonid Marchenko
    Music
    Viktor Hutsal
    Cinematography
    Kirill Romitsyn
    Runtime
    75 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Russian, Ukrainian

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