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Solo

  • 1980
  • 29m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
169
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Solo (1980)
DramaShortWar

Blockade Leningrad, winter of 1942. The soloist of the symphony orchestra is working on Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. The concert will take place in the Leningrad Philharmonic and will be br... Read allBlockade Leningrad, winter of 1942. The soloist of the symphony orchestra is working on Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. The concert will take place in the Leningrad Philharmonic and will be broadcasted to London.Blockade Leningrad, winter of 1942. The soloist of the symphony orchestra is working on Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. The concert will take place in the Leningrad Philharmonic and will be broadcasted to London.

  • Director
    • Konstantin Lopushanskiy
  • Writer
    • Albina Shulgina
  • Stars
    • Nikolay Grinko
    • Lyudmila Arzhannikova
    • Valentina Smirnova
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    169
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Konstantin Lopushanskiy
    • Writer
      • Albina Shulgina
    • Stars
      • Nikolay Grinko
      • Lyudmila Arzhannikova
      • Valentina Smirnova
    • 1User review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Nikolay Grinko
    Nikolay Grinko
    • Aleksandr Mihaylovich
    Lyudmila Arzhannikova
    Lyudmila Arzhannikova
    Valentina Smirnova
    Valentina Smirnova
    Viktor Gogolev
    Viktor Gogolev
    • Viktor Sergeevich
    Nora Gryakalova
    Nora Gryakalova
    Kirill Gun
    Kirill Gun
    Gelena Ivlieva
    Gelena Ivlieva
    • Housekeeper
    Yuri Radionov
    • Sergey
    Svetlana Smirnova
    Svetlana Smirnova
    • Pregnant woman in a bath
    Olga Volkova
    Olga Volkova
    • Director
      • Konstantin Lopushanskiy
    • Writer
      • Albina Shulgina
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    7juan_palmero2010

    Dignity during WWII in blockaded Leningrad

    Lopushansky's second film focuses on a few hours in the life of a soloist musician during the siege of Leningrad, in WWII. The Leningrad philharmonic is going to play Chaikovsky's 5th Symphony, which is to be broadcast to England. The soloist, like his fellow musicians, is weak and half-starved, and doubts whether he will be able to perform well enough.

    Several of Lopushansky's later aesthetic choices already show in this early film: dark interiors, ominous music, profound respect for his characters.

    Main character easily carried through by N. Grinko.

    Definitely well worth watching.

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    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
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      • Russian
    • Also known as
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      • Lenfilm Studio
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