Pyat vecherov (1979)

Director:

Nikita Mikhalkov

Writers:

Aleksandr Adabashyan (writer)
Nikita Mikhalkov (writer)

Release Date:

November 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Tamara and Sasha were separated during the war. Now (1957) Sasha is visiting Moscow for five days and by chance recognizes the house where Tamara used to live. She is still living there with her nephew Slava. |

Plot Keywords:

Based On Play

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Lyudmila Gurchenko	...	Tamara Vasilyevna
Stanislav Lyubshin	...	Aleksandr Petrovich Ilijn
Valentina Telichkina	...	Zoya
Larisa Kuznetsova	...	Katya
Igor Nefyodov	...	Slava
Aleksandr Adabashyan	...	Timofeyev
Nina Ter-Osipyan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
L. Gajlinovskaya
N. Kanarsky
S. Lobakov
Olga Nikolayeva		(as O. Nikolayeva)

Also Known As:

Пять вечеров (Soviet Union: Russian title)
Five Evenings (USA)

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Color:

Black and White | Color (Sovcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Sweden:11 | Argentina:Atp | Finland:S

Filming Locations:

Moscow, Russia

Company:

Mosfilm

You should see it.

Simple at first sight and entertaining story. Characters are shown very well: actors are very convincing and you can see the change of people over very limited time. Everybody is "good". Conflict arising between different understanding of the meaning of being "good": should you follow your way only or should try to adjust to others. Is this question important in comparison with love? I would definitely try to see it again: to understand better.