Forgotten Melody for a Flute (1987)
- Original title
- Забытая мелодия для флейты
- Directed by
- Eldar Ryazanov
- Genre
- comedy drama, romance film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 23 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.
How it feels
A high-ranking Soviet official meets a woman he loves, which forces him to question his career and comfortable life. He must choose between his ambition and his feelings.
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What happens
Forgotten Melody for a Flute (Russian: Забытая мелодия для флейты, romanized: Zabytaya melodiya dlya fleyty) is a 1987 Soviet romantic comedy-drama film directed by Eldar Ryazanov. The film's plot is based on the stage play of the same name written by Ryazanov and Emil Braginsky. A high-ranking bureaucrat, torn between ambition and newfound love, faces a life-altering crisis that forces him to confront his own hypocrisy and the emptiness of his privileged existence. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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