Women (1966 film)
Women (Russian: Женщины, romanized: Zhenshchiny) is a 1966 Soviet drama film directed by Pavel Lyubimov.[1][2][3] Based on the story of the same name by Irina Velembovskaya.
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| Russian: Женщины | |
| Directed by | Pavel Lyubimov |
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| Produced by | Vladimir Makarov |
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| Edited by | K. Malinskaya |
| Music by | Yan Frenkel |
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Release date | 1966 |
Running time | 106 min. |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Plot
The film takes place after the war. The film tells about women workers, their joys and failures. Yevdokia Kuzina arrives in the early fifties from the village to the city, accidentally meets a furniture factory worker, Yekaterina Bednova, a widow with her son, who settles her in her house and helps her get a job at the factory. After a while, Yevdokia begins to meet with Yuri, known to the entire factory. Their relationship ends with an unsuccessful abortion, and Yevdokia learns that she will no longer have children.[4]
Cast
- Inna Makarova as Yevdokia Kuzina
- Nina Sazonova as Yekaterina Bednova
- Nadezhda Fedosova as Grusha
- Galina Yatskina as Alya Yagodkina
- Valentina Vladimirova as Liza
- Irina Murzaeva as elevator girl
- Irina Martemyanova as lady at the dance
- Lyusyena Ovchinnikova as Anna
- Viktor Mizin as Vityka
- Vitali Solomin as Zhenya Bednov
- Pyotr Lyubeshkin as Konstantin Ivanovich
- Ye. Mandrykin as episode
- Pyotr Polev as Dimitriy Polev
- Dmitri Popov as Yura
- Valeriy Rukin as Zhorka[5]
Release
One of the leaders of the Soviet film distribution in 1966 36.6 million people (6th place).[6]