We'll Live Till Monday (1968)

Original title

Доживем до понедельника

Directed by

Stanislav Rostotsky

Genre

drama film, romance film, teen film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 46m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A history teacher at a Moscow school grapples with his own doubts and frustrations while guiding his students through their joys and problems. The film follows everyday life in the classroom and the difficult choices faced by both teachers and teenagers.

thoughtfulintrospectiveearnesteverydaymelancholicpoignantgentlewarm

What happens

We'll Live Till Monday (Russian: Доживём до понедельника, translit. Dozhivyom do ponedelnika) is a 1968 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Stanislav Rostotsky. It was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Golden Prize. The film is about the life of an ordinary Moscow school with all its joys, problems and difficult choices in their lives of students and teachers. History teacher Ilya Melnikov is familiar with both doubts and feelings of dissatisfaction. Though he is not always right, he fights, loves, and overcomes difficulties and doubts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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