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A Lover's Romance

Original title: Romans o vlyublyonnykh
1974 · 2 h 15 min
Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky · Russia / USSR · Soviet Poetic Cinema
RomanceDramaMusical

Cast

Evgeniy Kindinov Elena Koreneva Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy Irina Kupchenko Elizaveta Solodova Iya Savvina

Credits

Written by: Evgeniy Grigorev

Plot

A Marine's presumed death leads his fiancée to marry another, only for him to return, leading to a tragic, symbolic end for him despite his physical survival.

Sinekatalog’s take

A Lover's Romance (1974) is a Russian romance directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. It won the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 1974. It stars Yevgeni Kindinov, Yelena Koreneva and Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy. It runs 135 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (432 votes)
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