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

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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