A Forgotten Tune for the Flute
Zabytaya melodiya dlya fleyty
Soviet Union
1987
134 Min
Color
1.37:1
Russian
Synopsis
A flutist in a forgotten past; and in the present, the husband of a big wheel’s daughter, the head of one of the divisions of the Main Administration – once felt physically ill: gripping pains in the heart at less than forty years old. This unpleasant incident was the cause of a romantic acquaintance with the nurse Lida: However, the passionate love affair comes to an end, and the flutist returns to his old life and unloved wife. —mosfilm
Director
Eldar Ryazanov
Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov (b. 18 November 1927) is a Soviet/Russian film director whose comedies, satirizing the daily life of the country, are very famous throughout the former Soviet Union.
He was named a People’s Artist of the USSR in 1984, and received the USSR State Prize in 1977. The asteroid 4258 Ryazanov is named after him.
Among his most famous films are Carnival Night (1955), Hussar Ballad (1962), Beware of the Car (1966), The Irony of Fate (1975), Office Romance (1977), The Garage (1979), and A Cruel Romance (1984). Ryazanov’s main genre is tragicomedy.
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