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Tears Were Falling (1983)

Tears Were Falling poster
Original title
Слёзы капали
Directed by
Georgiy Daneliya
Genre
fantasy film, comedy drama
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man's life is turned upside down when he is accidentally struck by a strange ray of light. He must confront his own coldness and learn to reconnect with the people around him.

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What happens

Tears Were Falling (Russian: Слёзы капали, romanized: Slyozy kapali) is a 1982 Soviet fantasy drama film directed by Georgiy Daneliya. The plot can be viewed as a modern interpretation of the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen The Snow Queen. It was the last film role of actor Boris Andreyev. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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