Until Next Spring (Russian: До будущей весны) is a 1960 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Viktor Sokolov.[1][2][3]
| Until Next Spring | |
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| Russian: До будущей весны | |
| Directed by | Viktor Sokolov |
| Written by | Sergey Voronin |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Semyon Ivanov |
| Music by | Nadezhda Simonyan |
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| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
The film tells about the student of the institute who is deceived by her close person. This led to the fact that she became suspicious of the people around her and, as a result, she decided to leave the institute and go with her daughter to the village, where she met a high school teacher, Alexei Nikolayevich, an exceptionally kind and sympathetic person who helped her change her views on life for the better.[4]
Plot
editVera, a student at the Leningrad Pedagogical Institute, experiences her first love, which brings not happiness but heartbreak. Betrayed by the man she loved, she becomes disillusioned, losing her trust in people and confidence in herself. Leaving the city and abandoning her studies, she moves with her young daughter to a remote village where no one knows her.
In the village school, the young teacher faces initial mischief from her primary students—pranks involving hedgehogs and puppies disrupt her lessons. Yet, over time, Vera wins their affection, and teaching becomes her source of joy. Outside the classroom, however, she remains withdrawn. A budding friendship develops with Alexei Nikolaevich, a teacher from a neighboring school, but their conversations are marred by disagreements and an unspoken tension. Despite her guarded demeanor, Vera finds herself drawn to his kindness and sincerity.
When Vera's father visits and discovers he has a granddaughter, he plans to take Vera and her daughter back to the Urals. On the day of departure, he witnesses the villagers' deep affection for Vera, as both adults and children gather to see her off. At the dock, Alexei Nikolaevich arrives to bid her farewell, expressing his understanding of her decision to leave. In that moment, Vera chooses to stay. Her students, reflecting on her decision, now refer to her not as the dismissive "teacher" but respectfully as their Vera Nikolaevna.
Cast
edit- Lyudmila Marchenko as Vera
- Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy[5] as Aleksey
- Galina Vasilyeva as Natasha (as G. Wassilewa)
- Vladimir Andreyev as Vasiliy (as Wadim Andrejew)
- Mariya Prizvan-Sokolova as Nastya
- Valentin Arkhipenko as father of Vera (as V. Arkhipenko)
- Nikolai Novlyansky
- Klarina Frolova-Vorontsova
- A. Yatsenko
- Igor Bogdanov[6]
References
edit- ^ Советскому фильму «Гамлет» 55 лет: Смоктуновский едва не ослеп, а Вертинской выщипали брови
- ^ От Гоголя до Шекспира. 5 лучших фильмов режиссера Григория Козинцева
- ^ Мебельный склад снова станет съемочной площадкой
- ^ До будущей весны
- ^ Пятый павильон «Ленфильма» после многолетнего простоя готовится к съёмкам
- ^ До будущей весны (1961) Full Cast & Crew