Soviet Union,
1987, 87 min
Directed by:
Aleksandr SokurovScreenplay:
Yuriy ArabovCinematography:
Sergey YurizditskiyComposer:
Krzysztof PendereckiPlots(1)
Alexander Sokurov's first feature, The Lonely Voice of Man, was inspired by two short stories by Andrei Platonov and recounts the faltering relationship between Nikita, a young veteran of the Civil War in the 1920s, and Lyuba, a young woman he leaves on their wedding night. Long banned by the Soviet regime and made in 1979 as a graduation film at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), where it was rejected, it was not released until 1987. (Locarno Festival)
(more)Cast
Andrei Gradov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Lonely Voice of Man (1987)
Mesto vstrechi izmenit nelzya (1979) (series)
Gostya iz budushchego (1984) (series)
Tatyana Goryacheva
Best movies:
The Lonely Voice of Man (1987)