Tears Were Falling
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| Directed by | Georgiy Daneliya |
| Produced by | Nikolay Garo |
| Written by |
Georgiy Daneliya Alexander Volodin Kir Bulychev |
| Starring |
Yevgeny Leonov Iya Savvina Nina Grebeshkova Aleksandra Yakovleva Boryslav Brondukov Boris Andreyev |
| Music by | Gia Kancheli |
| Cinematography | Yuri Klimenko |
| Edited by | Tatyana Egorycheva |
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Running time | 86 min |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Tears Were Falling (Russian: Слёзы капали) is a 1982 Soviet fantasy film directed by Georgiy Daneliya. The plot can be viewed as a modern interpretation of the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen The Snow Queen.[1] The last film role of actor Boris Andreyev.[1]
The working title of the film - Gladiator.[1]
The film was shot in Kaluga, Rostov, Ashgabat and Odessa.[2]
Plot
The plot of the story is the same as in the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. An evil troll creates a magic mirror that reflects and exaggerates everything bad and evil. The mirror shatters and one of the millions of fragments falls into the eyes Pavel Ivanovich Vasin, resident of a small town Zarechensk.
Balanced person, respectable family man, helpful neighbor and colleague, at one point changes beyond recognition. He sees only the worst in his friends and relatives and no redeeming traits. Vasin kicks his son out of the household, quarrels with his wife, hurls verbal abuse to colleagues at work, and even goes so far as to attempt suicide.
Cast
- Yevgeny Leonov as Pavel Ivanovich Vasin
- Iya Savvina as Irina, Vasin's wife
- Nina Grebeshkova as Zinaida Galkina
- Aleksandra Yakovleva as Lyusya
- Boryslav Brondukov as Fyodor Vanichkin, alcoholic
- Boris Andreyev as Nikolai Vanichkin
- Pyotr Shcherbakov as Sklyansky
- Nina Ruslanova as Dina
- Andrei Tolubeyev as Tolik
- Georgiy Daneliya as a passenger on the tram (uncredited)
References
External links
- Tears Were Falling at AllMovie
- Tears Were Falling at the Internet Movie Database
- Tears Were Falling at the KinoPoisk