The Journalist
The Journalist is a 1967 Soviet romantic drama. It was directed and written by Sergei Gerasimov. The film stars Galina Polskikh and Yuri Vasilyev and tells a story of love between a successful Moscow journalist and a girl in a remote city in the Urals.
Plot
The film consists of two parts. In the first part entitled "Encounters" a successful journalist from Moscow Yuri Aliabiev (Y.Vasiliev) travels to a small city in the Urals because a certain Anikina, woman living in the city, writes complaints about local authorities accusing them of dissipation and bribe-taking. Arriving in the city Aliabiev meets Shura Okaemova, a nice-looking girl who works at a local plant. Attracted by Shura's intelligence and beauty Aliabiev attempts to seduce her but Shura rejects his attempts. Aliabiev leaves for Moscow and then on a business trip for Paris.
Cast
- Alevtina Rumyantseva
- Annie Girardot
- Catherine E. Vasilyeva
- Galina Polskikh
- Inga Budkevich
- Ivan Lapikov
- Lyusyena Ovchinnikova
- Mireille Mathieu
- Nadezhda Fedosova
- Sergei Gerasimov
- Sofia Pavlova
- Tamara Makarova
- Tamara Sovchi
- Vadim Zakharchenko
- Valentina Telichkina
- Valeri Malyshev
- Vasily Shukshin
- Vladimir Pitsek
- Yuriy Kuzmenkov
- Yury Vasilyev
- Zhanna Bolotova
More details
| author | Sergei Gerasimov |
|---|---|
| director | Sergei Gerasimov |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | american journalist business trip komsomol meet moscow paris small city soviet soviet union spring urals way of life y.vasiliev |
| musicBy | Pavel Chekalov |
| productionCompany | Mosfilm |
| theme | romantic drama |