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Three Poplars in Plyushcikha (1968)

Three Poplars in Plyushcikha poster
Original title
Три тополя на Плющихе
Directed by
Tatyana Lioznova
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 39 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A married village woman visits Moscow to sell meat and meets a taxi driver. Their brief encounter sparks a deep emotional connection that changes both of them.

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What happens

Three Poplars in Plyushchikha (Russian: Три тополя на Плющихе, romanized: Tri topolya na Plyushchikhe) is a 1968 romantic drama feature film directed by Tatyana Lioznova based on the story by Alexander Borschagovsky "Three Poplars in Shabolovka". The film was a box-office success, it was seen by 26 million people in the USSR. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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