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Love by Request (1982)

Love by Request poster
Original title
Влюблен по собственному желанию
Directed by
Sergey Mikaelyan
Genre
comedy drama, romance film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lonely man and a woman pretend to fall in love to escape their unhappiness. As they spend time together, their fake romance begins to feel real.

romanticplayfulbittersweetwarmslightly melancholyhopefulslow-paced

What happens

Love by Request (Russian: Влюблён по собственному желанию, romanized: Vlyublyon po sobstvennomu zhelaniyu, English: Enamored by own Accord) is a 1983 Soviet romantic comedy-drama film directed by Sergey Mikaelyan. It was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival, where Yevgeniya Glushenko won the Silver Bear for Best Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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