Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
- Original title
- Баллада о солдате
- Directed by
- Grigori Chukhrai
- Genre
- drama film, war film, romance film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 220 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young Red Army soldier gets a short leave during World War II and tries to reach his mother. Along the way he helps strangers and falls in love.
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What happens
Ballad of a Soldier (Russian: Баллада о солдате, romanized: Ballada o soldate) is a 1959 Soviet war romance film directed and co-written by Grigory Chukhray and starring Vladimir Ivashov and Zhanna Prokhorenko. While set during World War II, Ballad of a Soldier is not primarily a war film. It recounts, within the context of the turmoil of war, various kinds of love: the romantic love of a young couple, the committed love of a married couple, and a mother's love of her child, as a Red Army soldier tries to make it home during a leave. On the way, he meets soldiers and civilians and also falls in love. The film was produced at Mosfilm and won several awards, including the BAFTA Award for Best Film From Any Source, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Thirst (1959)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.