The Long Farewell (Russian: Долгие проводы, romanized: Dolgie provody) is a Soviet film drama directed by Kira Muratova.

The Long Farewell
Directed by	Kira Muratova
Written by	Natalia Ryazantseva
Produced by	Grigory Kogan
Starring	Zinaida Sharko Oleg Vladimirsky Yuri Kayurov
Cinematography	Gennadi Karyuk
Edited by	Valentina Oleinik
Music by	Oleg Karavaychuk
Production company	Odessa Film Studio
Release date	1971
Running time	95 minutes
Country	USSR
Language	Russian

It was filmed in 1971, but it was put on a shelf and was only released on the screens in perestroika in 1987.[1]

Plot

For a long time, Yevgenia Vasilyevna was busy only with her son Sasha. With the advent of free time, as her son grew older, Nikolai Sergeyevich began to look after her. In the summer, the son went to visit his father. After his return, he began to change. His mother understands that her son wants to leave, but she does not have enough wisdom to behave properly in the current situation.

Cast

• Zinaida Sharko as Yevgenia Vasilyevna Ustinova
• Oleg Vladimirsky as Sasha Ustinov
• Yuri Kayurov as Nikolai Sergeyevich
• Lidia Dranovskaya as Vykhodtseva
• Viktor Ilchenko as Pavel Konstantinovich
• Lidiya Brazilskaya
• Svetlana Kabanova

Awards and nominations

1987

• Nika Award — Best Film, Best Director (Kira Muratova), Best Actress (Zinaida Sharko), Best Cinematographer (Gennadi Karyuk): nom[2]
• All-Union Film Festival — Grand Prix Jury: win[3]
• Locarno Festival — FIPRESCI Award: win[3]

References

External links

• The Long Farewell at IMDb
• Sergey Kudryavtsev's Review

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[ru] Долгие проводы