Brief Encounters (film)


Brief Encounters is a 1967 Soviet romantic drama directed by Kira Muratova.
A woman and her maid are unknowingly both in love with the same man, played by singer and actor Vladimir Vysotsky. Kira Muratova's debut feature film was banned by Soviet censors for 20 years before getting an official premiere during glasnost.

Plot

After leaving their native village, Nadia and her friend travel to the big city. Along the way, Nadia gets a job in a teashop and meets Maxim, a charming and educated young geologist of whom she becomes enamored. However, Maxim already has a woman he loves, local district committee leader Valya. When Nadia leaves the tea shop and ends up in Valya's town, the latter hires her as a maid and puts her up at her house, both of them unaware that they have Maxim in common.

Cast

1987: Nika Award — Nina Ruslanova for Best Actress