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Farewell, Doves (1960)

Farewell, Doves poster
Original title
Прощайте, голуби!
Directed by
Yakov Segel
Genre
drama film, romance film, teen film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of teenagers in a Soviet town navigate young love and the pain of parting. The story follows their summer experiences and the emotional weight of farewell.

melancholicnostalgicheartfeltbittersweetquietgentlelyrical

What happens

Farewell, Doves (Russian: Прощайте, голуби!, romanized: Proshchayte, golubi!) is a 1960 Soviet teen drama film directed by Yakov Segel. Film gained recognition with two international film festivals: Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland (1961) and Melbourne International Film Festival in Australia (1962). In fact with the results of Locarno Film Festival (1961) film "Farewell, Doves" got the reward FIPRESCI from International Federation of Film Critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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