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White Nights (1960)

Original title: Белые ночи

1960-02-19 · RU
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Based on the short story of the same name by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Petersburg 40s of the XIX century. Summer, white nights. On the banks of the Neva, the Dreamer meets Nastenka. Five nights, walking around the city, young people talk about themselves. Having lost faith in the feelings of the person whom she loves, Nastenka promises the Dreamer in love with her to marry him, but... the other appears, Nastenka is happy again, and the Dreamer is alone again.

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Ivan PyryevDirector, Writer

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Lyudmila MarchenkoLyudmila MarchenkoNastenkaOleg StrizhenovOleg StrizhenovDreamerAnatoli FedorinovAnatoli FedorinovtenantVera PopovaVera PopovagrandmotherSvetlana KharitonovaSvetlana KharitonovaFyoklaIrina SkobtsevaIrina SkobtsevaduchessAriadna ShengelaiaAriadna Shengelaiaslave girlYakov BelenkiyYakov BelenkiydukeSergei TroitskySergei TroitskymerchantYevgeni MorgunovYevgeni Morgunovwarder

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St. petersburg, russiaDostoevsky

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Genre affinityDrama · RomanceTheme affinitySt Petersburg Russia · DostoevskyMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference335325

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Based on the short story of the same name by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Petersburg 40s of the XIX century. Summer, white nights. On the banks of the Neva, the Dreamer meets Nastenka. Five nights, walking around the city, young people talk about themselves. Having lost faith in the feelings of the person whom she loves, Nastenka promises the Dreamer in love with her to marry him, but... the other appears, Nastenka is happy again, and the Dreamer is alone again.