Distraction for the Soul

Aug 12, 1990

1h 27m

★ 0.0

Overview

Based on the novel by same name by Vladimir Makanin. A cabinetmaker falls in love with a poetess who is courted by a university professor. The cabinetmaker has a wife and two high school sons. He is confronted with a difficult choice between family and beloved woman...

Genres

Romance

Production Companies

Filmstudio ALKO

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Cast

Alevtina Nesterova

Valentina Telichkina

Mikhailov

Vladimir Menshov

Yuri Strepetov

Girts Jakovlevs

Alevtina's Mother

Galina Makarova

Strepetov's Wife

Regīna Razuma

Alevtina's Friend

Gunta Virkava

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