Lyusiena Ovchinnikova Movies
- 1961
With a lively star performance by Nadezhda Rumiantseva as an attractive and independent-minded cook in a logging company, this Russian comedy about love and its foibles is on stronger footing. Locked in by miles of forest and snow, the lumberjacks naturally focus on the pretty cook as a point of interest. Among them is the local lothario who makes a bet with the others that she will give in to his irresistible charms. Once the bet is on, the cook shows she has her own ideas of how a romance should be conducted. Aside from this main story are sub-plots about two unhappy women who manage to resolve the issues that are keeping them down. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Nadezhda Rumyantseva, Nikolai Rybnikov, (more)
- 1965
Students go from the carefree life into the army in this wartime comedy drama. The boys enjoy rare moments of levity before they are called to march into battle. Cinematographer Pyotr Todorovsky makes his directorial debut with this feature that was shown at the 1965 Venice Film Festival. He would later receive an Oscar nomination in 1984 for "Best Foreign Film" with Wartime Romance. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Vladimir Chetverikov, Galina Polskikh, (more)
- 1966
The award-winning The Girl and the Bugler was originally released in Russia as Zvonyat, Otkroyte Dver. Aimed at a youthful audience, the film details the adventures of Lena Proklova, who develops a crush on scout leader Victor Belokurov. She first spots Victor during a concert given by bugler Rolan Bykov, who seems to cast a magic spell with his musicianship. Eventually, Lena's heart is broken by her dream lover's supposed unfaithfulness. So lightweight that it threatens to float into space at any moment, The Girl and the Bugler is a delight for all ages. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Yelena Proklova, Rolan Bykov, (more)
- 1976
Five years after his intriguing debut, Proverka No Dorogakh, director Alexei German returned with this fascinating examination of differing attitudes toward war. The story concerns Maj. Lopatin (Yuri Nikulin), a writer who goes home to Tashkent to spend a 20-day leave following the Battle of Stalingrad. There, he works with a film crew making a movie based on his articles. His experiences with the crew and in town soon convince him that the romantic views of combat held on the homefront are far different from the harsh realities of frontline warfare. In many ways a precursor to the American war films of Oliver Stone, this excellent study of varying perceptions was banned in the Soviet Union for several years. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Yuri Nikulin, Lyudmila Gurchenko, (more)
