Not by Bread Alone

Not by Bread Alone (2005)

Drama

During the post-WW2 reconstruction in Russia, bald-headed technocrat Drozhdov equates communism with the empowerment of the ordinary man over the arrogant "specialness" of genius. Dedicated scientist Lopatkin takes refuge in Moscow with the potty, brilliant old inventor Busko. Lopatkin works tirelessly on his invention, embarking on a roller-coaster of rejection and acceptance, his work vilified, plucked apart and plagiarized by colleagues, particularly by his nemesis Drozhdov. Drozhdov's wife Natasha, alienated from her cold, controlling husband, is increasingly drawn to Lopatkin, whom she knew when they both taught at the same school. Soon she runs away from her husband and happily keeps house for the two absent-minded ex-professors Lopatkin and Busko. Natasha is ready to give Lopatkin her own life, love and faith. Lopatkin is eager to sacrifice his life for the idea, doing the utmost for his motherland.

Director: Stanislav Govorukhin
Writer: Vladimir Valutskiy

Casts

	Svetlana Khodchenkova as Nadezhda Drozdova
	Aleksey Petrenko as Professor Busko
	Mikhail Eliseev as Lopatkin
	Viktor Sukhorukov as Drozdov
	Valentina Berezutskaya as Lukeria Pavlovna
	Varvara Shulyatyeva as maid Shura
	Alexander Rosenbaum as
	Evgeniy Grishkovec as
	Vladimir Semago as Tupikin
	Viktor Bortsov as Petr Sianov
	Yuliya Aug as Titova
	Mikhail Solodko as
	Stanislav Govorukhin as Министр
	Dmitriy Shevchenko as
	Ivan Agapov as Shutikov
	Oksana Dorokhina as

Crew