I Cannot Say "Farewell" (1982)

Original title

Не могу сказать 'Прощай'

Directed by

Boris Durov

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A plain woman named Lida falls for a handsome womanizer named Sergei at a dance. Their relationship unfolds through romantic and dramatic events.

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What happens

I Cannot Say "Farewell" (Russian: Не могу сказать «прощай», romanized: Ne mogu skazat «proschai») is a 1982 romantic drama directed by Boris Durov. The film was very popular in the Soviet Union, seen by 32 million viewers in the first two months of its release and 34.6 million in total, reaching the 4th place at the 1982 Soviet box office. The film tells the story of the plain and homely Lida Tenyakova, who meets the charming womanizer Sergei Vatagin at a dance party and quickly falls in love with him. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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