An Unfinished Piece For Mechanical Piano
– At the dilapidated country estate of Anna Petrovna Voinitseva, a group of feckless Russian aristocra..
At the dilapidated country estate of Anna Petrovna Voinitseva, a group of feckless Russian aristocrats whiles away a summer afternoon. Unbeknownst to their respective spouses, local schoolteacher Platonov and the wife of Anna's stepson, Sophia, are former lovers whose meeting revives both passion and regret. Thrilled to see each other, they are nevertheless haunted by the loss of their youthful ideals.
05 Sep 1977
Russian
Nikita Mikhalkov
Aleksandr Adabashyan, Anton Chekhov (play), Nikita Mikhalkov
Aleksandr Kalyagin, Elena Solovey, Evgeniya Glushenko, Antonina Shuranova
Early in the 20th century, family and friends gather at the country estate of a general's widow, Anna Petrovna. Sofia, the new wife of Anna's step-son, recognizes Misha, the brother-in-law of one of the widow's admirers: a few years before, they had been idealistic lovers and now she can't believe he has settled for a dim wife and a job as a teacher. Amidst parlor games and idle talk of women's rights and peasants' capabilities, Sofia and Misha rekindle their love. Will they flaunt convention, abandon families, and run away to pursue lost dreams? Rescue comes from an unexpected place.
2 wins & 1 nomination.
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