Seryozha (1960)

Directors:

Georgiy Daneliya, Igor Talankin

Writers:

Georgiy Daneliya, Vera Panova (novel),

Stars:

Boris Barkhatov, Sergey Bondarchuk, Irina Skobtseva

2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Boris Barkhatov	...	Seryozha (as Borya Barkhatov)
Sergey Bondarchuk	...	Korostelyov
Irina Skobtseva	...	Maryana
Lyubov Sokolova	...	Vaska's Mother
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vasili Brovkin
Natalya Chechyotkina	...	Lidka (as Natasha Chechetkina)
Alyona Dotsenko	...	Shurik
Klarina Frolova-Vorontsova	...	Zhenka's Aunt (as K. Frolova)
Ye. Gulyayeva
Pyotr Kiryutkin	...	(as P. Kiryutkin)
Yuri Kozlov	...	Zhenka (as Yura Kozlov)
Ye. Kudryashov
Vasiliy Merkurev	...	Uncle Kostya
Valentin Merkuryev
Sergei Metelitsin	...	Vaska (as Seryozha Metelitsin)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Taglines:

The Studio That Brought You "Ballad of a Soldier"...Presents for You Another Screen Masterpiece!

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

25 November 1960 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Splendid Days

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mosfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

User Reviews

Beautiful Film

My father told me he had seen this film in 1962 when he was about 9 years old, and I saw it yesterday and although it had some technical problems such as a poor audio quality and a very dirty, grainy film, I enjoyed the warmth and simplicity of the story, it was very human and honest, with a great cinematography and amazing performances.

At first I thought I was going to see a movie for kids, but the camera work, situations and performances quickly dragged me into the story which has a lot of depth both in content and emotionally. Some might say there's a bit of political themes in this film, but it's not really propagandist or moralist at all. I recommend this for anyone who loves films like "Kes" by Ken Loach or "Little Fugitive" by Morris Engel.