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Waiting for Love (1982)

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Original title
Любимая женщина механика Гаврилова
Directed by
Pyotr Todorovsky
Genre
romantic comedy film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 17m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman in Odessa waits for her lover who has not yet arrived. The film follows her as she navigates her daily life and her feelings for a mechanic.

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What happens

Waiting for Love (Russian: Любимая женщина механика Гаврилова, romanized: Lyubimaya zhenshchina mekhanika Gavrilova) is a 1981 Soviet romantic comedy film directed by Pyotr Todorovsky starring Ludmila Gurchenko and Sergei Shakurov. The film is set in the Ukrainian city of Odessa. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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