Underplayed Gems

Wedding in Malinovka (1967)

Wedding in Malinovka poster
Original title
Свадьба в Малиновке
Directed by
Andrey Tutyshkin
Genre
comedy film, musical film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 66 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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During the Russian Civil War, a Ukrainian village keeps changing its behavior and clothes as control shifts between Soviet and Ukrainian nationalist forces. The villagers try to navigate the absurd political situation while a wedding brings everyone together.

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What happens

Wedding in Malinovka (Russian: Свадьба в Малиновке, Svadba v Malinovke) is a 1967 Soviet musical comedy film directed by Andrei Tutyshkin. It is based on an operetta by Boris Aleksandrov adapted by Leonid Yukhvid. The film is about a Ukrainian village during the time of the Russian Civil War. With power alternating almost daily between Soviet and Ukrainian nationalist forces, the villagers of Malinovka are never sure who is in charge, so they modify their behaviour and dress accordingly. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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