Zhuravushka (film 1968) - Soviet feature film of 1974. Melodrama. Screen adaptation of the story Mikhail Alekseev "Bread is a noun."
Production: Mosfilm studio, USSR, 1968
Filmmaker: Mykola Moskalenko
Scriptwriter:Dimitri Vassiliou
Actors: Lyudmila Chursina, Nonna Mordyukova,Tatiana PeltzerRimma Markova, Armen Jigarkhanyan, Mykola Gritsenko, Grigory Zhzhenov, Evgeny Shutov
Duration: 83 minutes.
The plot of the movie Zhuravushka (film 1968):
Марфа осталась одна. Муж, призванный на фронт в сорок первом, не вернулся. Письма прекратились весной сорок пятого, после ожесточенных боёв за Берлин. Официальное извещение о гибели пришло лишь осенью. «Пропал без вести», – гласила сухая строка казенной бумаги.
This left a smoldering hope in Marfa's heart. Hope, mixed with bitterness of loss, did not leave her for many years.
The war years were a time of unbearable trials. Hunger, cold, constant fear for the lives of loved ones - all this Marfa experienced while working at a rear factory. The shift lasted 12 hours. Ammunition production required extreme concentration and physical effort. Output standards were constantly increasing. Food was meager: balanda and a piece of bread. But Marfa endured. She knew that her labor brought victory closer.
After the war, a long and difficult period of reconstruction began. Ruin, food shortages, widespread poverty - the reality of the post-war time. But even in these conditions Marfa did not give up.
She took a job as a seamstress in a local atelier. Her golden hands could create real miracles out of a limited amount of fabric. Marfa sewed dresses, suits, coats - everything that people needed at that time. She tried to bring beauty and elegance to the gray everyday life after the war.
Despite the hardships, Marfa retained her light and kindness. Her smile and warm gaze attracted people. She had many admirers. Men appreciated her diligence, modesty and inner strength. They offered her hand and heart, seeking to share her life, to surround her with care and affection.
But Marfa refused everyone. The memory of her husband lived in her heart. He affectionately called her Zhuravushka. This nickname became a symbol of their love and tenderness. Marfa was faithful to her love, faithful to the memory of the man who gave her happiness, though not for long. She continued to live, work and believe that someday they would meet again. They will meet again where there is no war, pain and separation....
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