Catalog Num:
RU-F002-1988
Title:
A Forgotten Tune for the Flute -- LOCATED IN I.A.S. OFFICE
Program:
International Studies
Set in the Soviet Union, "A Forgoten Tune for the Flute" tells the story of Lenny, a high-ranking official with the Leisure Time Directorate. He lives a privileged lifestyle, married to a woman whose father is an even higher-ranking government official. When Lenny is hospitalized with a minor heart attack, he finds himself falling in love with Lida, a vivacious nurse.
Wary of becoming just another mistress, Lida helps Lenny rediscover the man beneath the bureaucrat -- the former flute player who longs to break out of his ordered existence and express himself fully. "A Forgotten Tune for the Flute" becomes a powerful an compelling love story set in a society in transition. Director: Eldar Ryazanov. Color. Country: Russia. Subtitled.
(I.A.S. now located in Old McMillan 254.)