A Long Happy Life Explained

A Long Happy Life
Native Name:Russian: Долгая счастливая жизнь
Director:Gennady Shpalikov
Producer:Vladimir Besprozvanny
Music:Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov[1]
Cinematography:Dmitry Meskhiev
Editing:Aleksandra Borovskaya
Studio:Lenfilm
Runtime:76 min.
Country:Soviet Union
Language:Russian

A Long Happy Life (Russian: Долгая счастливая жизнь|Dolgaya schastlivaya zhizn) is a 1966 Soviet melodrama film directed by Gennady Shpalikov.[2] [3]

Included in the 100 best Russian films according to the Russian Guild of Film Critics (No. 92).[4]

Plot

The film tells about the geologist Viktor, who on his way home meets a girl named Lena, whom he falls in love with. Victor promises her a long happy life, but in reality everything does not turn out as he thought. He understands that his feelings are not as strong as at the first meeting, and she, in turn, was ready for this.[5]

Cast

Notes and References

  1. https://rg.ru/2019/02/04/ushel-iz-zhizni-kompozitor-viacheslav-ovchinnikov.html Ушел из жизни композитор Вячеслав Овчинников
  2. https://www.mk.ru/culture/2018/10/21/v-kitayskom-pinyao-proshla-retrospektiva-sovetskogo-kino.html В китайском Пинъяо прошла ретроспектива советского кино
  3. https://rg.ru/2018/02/21/reg-szfo/skonchalas-hudozhnik-po-kostiumam-lenfilma-galina-deeva.html Скончалась художник по костюмам Ленфильма Галина Деева
  4. https://www.kinopoisk.ru/lists/editorial/top_100_by_russian_critics/ 100 лучших фильмов по версии гильдии кинокритиков России
  5. https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/44253/ Долгая счастливая жизнь
  6. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0271467/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm A Long Happy Life (1966) Full Cast / Crew