The Pokrovsky Gate (1982)

Original title

Покровские ворота

Directed by

Mikhail Kozakov

Genre

musical film, comedy drama, romance film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

2h 12m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 65 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1950s Moscow, a young man moves into a communal apartment and gets drawn into the romantic entanglements and daily dramas of his eccentric neighbors. The story unfolds through song and conversation, capturing the humor and sorrow of ordinary life in a bygone era.

nostalgicwarmwhimsicalmelancholiclivelytalkativebittersweetgentle

What happens

The Pokrovsky Gate (Russian: Покровские ворота, romanized: Pokrovskiye Vorota) is a 1982 Soviet musical comedy-drama film produced for television by Mosfilm. It was directed by Mikhail Kozakov and stars Oleg Menshikov, Leonid Bronevoy, and Inna Ulyanova. The screenplay is based on a 1974 stage play by Leonid Zorin. Featured in the film are three songs written and performed by renowned "bard" Bulat Okudzhava: "Chasovye Lyubvi" ("Sentries of Love"), "Zhivopistsy" ("Painters"), and "Pesenka ob Arbate" ("Ditty about Arbat"). The title refers to a square on Moscow's Boulevard Ring near which the film's main characters reside. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• Direct Heiress (1982)
• Šlaager (1982)
• Если любишь… (1982)
• Date with Your Youth (1982)
• Fairy tales... fairy tales... fairy tales of the old Arbat (1982)
• My zhili po sosedstvu (1982)
• Parents are not Chosen (1982)
• Oriole Is Crying Somewhere... (1982)