A Soviet doctor falls hard for a man who treats love like a diagnosis she can't cure.
Olga is a doctor of an ambulance crew - she is a sincere, straightforward and warm-hearted woman who has firm views on human relationships, medical duties, friendship and love. When Olga falls in love with doctor Aleksandr Tennov, she expects him to share the same views with her.
Acting
Ninel Myshkova's raw, unguarded sincerity carries every scene.
Production
Tight 76-minute runtime—Soviet efficiency at its storytelling best.
Director
Igor Yeltsov
Ivan Dmitriev
Aleksandr Tennov - doktor
Ninel Myshkova
Olga
Tatyana Pelttser
Carring, doctor
Lyudmila Glazova
patient's mother
Svetlana Konovalova
Rattas, patient
Yevgeni Teterin
Aleksey Kozhevnikov
Vladimir Ferapontov
Valeri Zubarev
Vitaly Churkin
Эди
Elena Maksimova
Roman Filippov
Oleg Belov
Mikaela Drozdovskaya
Stepan Krylov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
1965 Soviet cinema was shifting from Stalinist heroics to intimate character studies—this film sits right in that transition.
Director Igor Yeltsov made only four features; this remains his most widely discussed due to Myshkova's performance.
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