From the front of glorious victories I send greetings! This film should be viewed exclusively through the prism of wartime. 1943 was in many ways a turning point both on the fronts and in the hearts of millions of Soviet people who sincerely continue to believe in Victory, despite the bitterness of the defeats of the first years of the war. It is not for nothing that during this period, one by one, the strongest films on the emotional impact on the viewer come out: “Two Fighters”, “Wait for Me”, “Actress”, “Kutuzov”, “Air Carrier”, “In the Name of the Motherland”, “We are from the Urals”, “Front”, etc. Their main purpose is not so much to inspire fighters and home front workers to new inhuman achievements, as to inspire them with confidence that a bright happy peaceful life is about to return. And with it will return much that was postponed during the hard years.
The central character of the picture, without a doubt, is Zoya Vladimirovna Strelnikova performed by Galina Sergeeva. This is her 7th and, unfortunately, the last film in her creative career. Perhaps, with some sixth sense, she understood that she would no longer be filmed, so she “made her best” in the picture “from and to”. From its first appearance to the final, it undoubtedly dominates the frame, each time bringing new bright notes to the executed image. Against her background, Peter Markov (Boris Babochkin) loses somewhat, although he played a perfectly wounded battalion commander, finding the right accents for the role of his character, temporarily deprived of sight.
Very harmoniously look "artistic inserts" with the participation of the incomparable Mikhail Zharov and "Fakir duet" Konstantin Sorokin with his inimitable smile. His famous phrase “Fakir Vasya Ivanov” for many decades “walks among the people”, and few people know “where she comes from”. The script is worked out to the smallest detail, so the picture looks literally “on one breath”, thanks to the work of two screenwriters: Nikolai Erdman, who managed to work on the film “The Merry Guys” (1934) and Mikhail Volpin – “Volga-Volga” (1938). And how not to mention Vera Krasovitskaya, who gave this film her magnificent voice! An exceptionally warm and soulful film about hard times and wonderful people.