Two old friends living in Moscow and St. Petersburg are hoping to get their children married.
Acting
Terekhova's restrained desperation is devastating.
Production
Moscow apartments so authentic you can smell the borscht.
Director
Inessa Seleznyova
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Brezhnev's 'stagnation,' the film quietly critiques Soviet social mobility through marriage as the only escape.
Seleznyova was one of few female directors in Soviet cinema; she insisted on shooting real locations despite studio pressure for sets.
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