A Simple Story (1960)
The war was over. Like many of her female friends, Sasha Potapova was left a widow. It was hard living without a man’s shoulder to lean on, without love and affection, yet no one had ever seen her crying or despairing. For her strong character, the fellow-villagers elected her a collective farm chairwoman. The work, with its cares and worries, helped all but forget about her personal misfortune and woman’s loneliness. And then she fell in love – a bittersweet, unshared love, but happy anyway…
Director:
Yuri Yegorov
Writer:
Budimir Metalnikov
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Nonna Mordyukova as |
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Mikhail Ulyanov as |
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Vasiliy Shukshin as |
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Valentina Vladimirova as |
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Irina Murzayeva as Sasha's Mother |
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Danylo Ilchenko as |
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Nina Sazonova as |
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Vladimir Smirnov as |
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Ivan Zhevago as |
| Directing | Yuri Yegorov | Director |
| Writing | Budimir Metalnikov | Screenplay |
| Camera | Igor Shatrov | Director of Photography |
| Art | Mark Gorelik | Production Design |
| Art | Sergey Serebrenikov | Production Design |
| Sound | Mark Fradkin | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Valentin Khlobynin | Sound Director |
| Directing | Kleopatra Alperova | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Konstantin Arutyunov | Camera Operator |
| Camera | V. Chibisov | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Andrei Maslennikov | Camera Operator |
| Visual Effects | Konstantin Alekseyev | VFX Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | S. Ivanov | VFX Supervisor |
| Writing | Valeriya Pogozheva | Script Editor |
| Editing | Galina Shatrova | Editor |
| Writing | Nikolay Dorizo | Lyricist |
| Sound | Vitaliy Gnutov | Conductor |
| Production | G. Sholokhov | Producer |