Larisa Shepitko
New Femininity Festival1/3
year
1966
country
USSR
language
duration
1 hour 26 minutes
0+
cast
Mayya Bulgakova, Sergey Nikonenko, Zhanna Bolotova
A fascinating and human portrayal of a once-famous fighter pilot and loyal Stalinist named Nadezhda Petrovna. Now a 41-year-old provincial schoolmistress, she has so internalized the military ideas of service and obedience that she cannot adjust to life in peacetime.