Hello Moscow! Explained

Hello Moscow!
Director:Sergei Yutkevich
Starring:Oleg Bobrov
Sergei Filippov
Pavel Kadochnikov
Nikolai Leonov
Cinematography:Mark Magidson
Runtime:86 minutes
Country:Soviet Union
Language:Russian

Hello Moscow! (ru|Zdravstvuy, Moskva!, ru|Здравствуй, Москва!) is a 1945 Soviet musical film directed by Sergei Yutkevich. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Plot

At a student talent showcase, a trade school apprentice performs a song about Moscow, accompanying himself on a bayan accordion. This instrument, once owned by a skilled worker who perished during the 1905 demonstrations, has passed through many hands before ending up with the students. The school's director narrates the bayan's journey, revealing its poignant and storied past.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Festival de Cannes: Hello Moscow! . 4 January 2009 . festival-cannes.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120220042134/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4364/year/1946.html . 20 February 2012.