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Brief Encounters (film)

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Brief Encounters
Original Russian film poster
Directed byKira Muratova
Written byKira Muratova
Leonid Zhukhovitsky
Produced byA. Serdykov
StarringNina Ruslanova
Vladimir Vysotskiy
Kira Muratova
Yelena Bazilskaya
Olga Vikland
Aleksey Glazyrin
CinematographyGennadi Karyuk
Edited byO. Kharakova
Music byOleg Karavaychuk
Production
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Release date
  • 1967 (1967)
Running time
91 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

Brief Encounters (Russian: Короткие встречи, romanizedKorotkiye vstrechi) is a 1967 Soviet romantic comedy-drama film directed by Kira Muratova.[1]

Two women, employee and her housekeeper are unknowingly both in love with the same man, played by singer and actor Vladimir Vysotsky. Kira Muratova's debut feature film was banned by Soviet censors for 20 years before getting an official premiere during glasnost.[2]

Plot

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After leaving their native village, Nadia and her friend travel to the big city. Along the way, Nadia gets a job in a teashop and meets Maxim, a charming and educated young geologist of whom she becomes enamored. However, Maxim already has a woman he loves, local district committee employee Valya. When Nadia leaves the tea shop and ends up in Valya's town, the latter hires her as a maid and puts her up at her house, while Valya is not aware that they love the same man.

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Awards

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1987: Nika AwardNina Ruslanova for Best Actress

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