Academy Awards, USA 1985
| Nominee Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film
Soviet Union.
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Directed by Pyotr Todorovskiy
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, CP Digital)
A Russian soldier in the trenches of WWII falls in love with a nurse who is having an affair with his commanding officer. They exchange glances, a few words, a flower... then he disappears into battle. Many years later, he is married and living in a large city, a student and part time projectionist. He sees the girl on a street corner selling snacks. She does not recognize him. He visits her over and over, finally manages to convince her to go out with him. They start what appears to be a platonic relationship. Her rough exterior is gradually won over by his patience. His wife, meanwhile, discovers their relationship but seems uninterested in stopping it. She even throws them an awkward party. While trying to get her financial help, he inadvertently sets her up with a high ranking Communist official. They start a relationship, leaving him to reconcile with his wife. Odd little melodrama showing the illusion of love between two hopelessly incompatible people.
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