Underplayed Gems

Lestnitsa (1989)

Lestnitsa poster
Original title
Лестница
Directed by
Aleksey Sakharov
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 54m
Rating
3.9 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man confronts his past and makes a difficult journey through memories in Leningrad. He grapples with a sense of loss and the passing of time.

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What happens

The Stairway (Russian: Лестница, romanized: Lesnitsa) is a 1989 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksei Sakharov and based on the novella of the same name by Alexander Zhitinsky. The film was produced by Mosfilm. It is also referred to in English as Ladder or The Staircase. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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