Fast Train | |
Starring: | Elena Mayorova |
Cinematography: | Vladimir Papyan |
Editing: | Olga Etenko |
Producer: | Galina Sokolova |
Released: | [1] |
Runtime: | 99 min. |
Country: | USSR |
Language: | Russian |
Studio: | Mosfilm |
Fast Train (Russian: Скорый поезд|Skoryy poezd) is a 1988 Soviet television film directed by and based on a screenplay by Elena Laskareva.
Dining car waitress Olga Koreneva arrives in the village of Ferzikovo, home to her mother, Ksenia, and her son, Anton (nicknamed Spine). Ksenia's neighbors trust Olga. Ksenia inherited a small apartment from Baba Vali, who has recently died. Anton has constantly been at boarding school. Because of the son, fights constantly occur between Olga and Ksenia. To be with her beloved, Olga decides to take her son away from her mother.
Part of the filming took place in the village of Ferzikovo. The film includes shots of Ferzikovo railway station and footage of the boarding school, where the son of the main character Olga studies. The filming took place in the existing boarding school, which was located on the estate of Alexander Nikolayevich Chirikov.[2] Several scenes were shot in Murmansk: the film includes footage shot on the coastal road from Kola Bay, at and the Marine Station.