Valentina (1981)

Original title

Валентина

Directed by

Gleb Panfilov

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

4.6 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a remote Siberian village, a young waitress develops a quiet love for a local investigator. This ignites jealousy and betrayal, leading to a dark and tragic confrontation.

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What happens

Valentina (Russian: Валентина) is a 1981 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Gleb Panfilov. Film adaptation of Aleksandr Vampilov’s play Last Summer in Chulimsk. In a remote Siberian village, a young waitress’s quiet love for a local investigator ignites jealousy and betrayal, leading to a dark and tragic confrontation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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