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Alka's Songs

1973 · 20 min

A quiet, sorrowful romance that lingers on longing and sacrifice, moving slowly and leaving a heavy ache.

Directed by
Vladimir Yermolyev
Genres
Drama, Music
Starring
Natalya Bespalova, Leonid Reutov, Tatyana Sumarokova
Overview
Based on the story of the same name by Anatoly Ivanov. A sad and dramatic love story of a village girl Alka Uralova for a man older than her, worthy of love, but not free - Sergei Khoprov has a wife, he has children. Love gives Alka the strength to live life to the fullest and enjoy it. But she tells her the only right decision - not to ruin the happiness of Sergei and his family, to be left alone with her love.

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Directed by
Vladimir Yermolyev
Genres
Drama, Music
Starring
Natalya Bespalova, Leonid Reutov, Tatyana Sumarokova
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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
    • isolation
    • morality
    • grief
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance7
    Tension3
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, music
    Directed by
    Vladimir Yermolyev
    Written by
    Vladimir Yermolyev, Эрнст Бутин
    Starring
    Natalya Bespalova, Leonid Reutov, Tatyana Sumarokova, Nikolai Badyev, Elena Maksimova
    Runtime
    20 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Russian

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