A Piece of Sky (1980)

Original title

Կտոր մը երկինք

Directed by

Henrik Malyan

Genre

melodrama

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

4.7 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A shy saddle maker and a prostitute fall in love in a small Armenian town. The film critiques society while focusing on their quiet relationship.

romanticbittersweetmelancholictenderpoignantslow-pacedintimate

What happens

A Piece of Sky (a.k.a. A Slap in the Face; Armenian: Կտոր մը երկինք; Russian: Пощёчина) is a 1980 Soviet romantic comedy-drama film directed by Henrik Malyan, based on Vahan Totovents's story "Light Blue Flowers". It is a societal critique told through the love story between Torik, a shy outcast saddle maker, and Anjel, a prostitute. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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