Underplayed Gems

Generous Summer (1951)

Generous Summer poster
Original title
Щедрое лето
Directed by
Boris Barnet
Genre
comedy drama, musical film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

On a collective farm in Ukraine, the community prepares for a bountiful harvest. Young people find romance and friendship while working together in the fields.

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What happens

Bountiful Summer (Russian: Щедрое лето, romanized: Shchedroe leto) is a 1951 Soviet musical comedy drama film directed by Boris Barnet and starring Nina Arkhipova, Nikolay Kryuchkov and Viktor Dobrovolsky. The film is set on a collective farm in Ukraine. It was shot at the Kiev Film Studio in 1950, but released the following year. It was also released in America the same year in a subtitled version by Artkino Pictures. The film was shot using a version of the sovcolor process. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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