View Item - RU-F002-1988

Language:
Russian
Duration:
131 minutes
Catalog Num:
RU-F002-1988
Title:
A Forgotten Tune for the Flute -- LOCATED IN I.A.S. OFFICE
Item Type:
Video
Medium:
VHS
Program:
International Studies

Reserved:
No
Status:
Available

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.)

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