The Longtime Resident (1961)

Original title

Старожил

Directed by

Iskander Khamrayev

Genre

comedy, family

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 12m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged man who was born and worked in a small Soviet town remains there as old friends and younger people leave or change. The film follows his daily life and his quiet attachment to the place.

nostalgicquietgroundedobservationalslowearthygrittyserious

What happens

«Старожил» — художественный фильм, дебютная лента режиссёра Искандера Хамраева. Снят на киностудии Ленфильм, по сценарию Никодима Гиппиуса, в 1961 году. Основная часть съемок прошла в городе Волжский Волгоградской области. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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