Love lives here... But love is always the first, and must not be the other: the most tender, the most faithful, and always one.
“Two men live in different parts of the earth, and here they, obeying an incomprehensible law, move towards each other, inevitably, doomed, and strangers, meeting, become close for life: one river merges with the other – suffering and luck equally.” So begins the first novel “Judge us, people” from the dilogy “There will be no calm” by the Russian writer Alexander Dmitrievich Andreev, dedicated to young people, their lives, struggles, disputes, love, searches, hopes and creativity. The novel is extremely interesting, with a peculiar presentation of material - the same events are shown through the eyes of two main characters: Alexei (Eugene Kindinov) and Zhenya (Lyubov Nefyodov).
Director Nikolai Ivanovich Moskalenko has just shot a wonderful heartfelt film “Crane” (1969) about Love with a huge letter, and now again turned to the theme on which the entire human civilization rests. Screenwriter Alexander Mikhailovich Chervinsky “processed” the text of the novel, greatly changing some accents. It was impossible to do otherwise: the novel was written almost ten years earlier (1962), so it was necessary to “adapt” the realities by 1970. This greatly distorted the novel, but in a new way “saturated” the picture, which is extremely interesting to watch because of the beautiful actors.
The duet of the main characters, without exaggeration, is wonderful. Kindinov is perfect for this role - a strong, strong-willed, purposeful person. Lyubov Nefyodov, for whom Zhenya Kolesova became the first and last main role in the movie, played a little well the mannered heroine struggling with herself. People aren't perfect. Someone needs very little for happiness - a loved one is near and a business that you are happy to do. But others need much more. Not because they are spoiled by life or extremely fastidious. They were raised and lived in a different environment.
Zhenya Kolesova is exactly that. Her rebellious nature requires her to go against her mother’s will, but her upbringing habits, memories of comfort and comfort prevent her from accepting the “severe reality.” It's not the girl's fault. She doesn't forget about Alex. She just needs to “come to her senses”, to understand herself, to determine what is most important for her in life: peace, comfort, comfort, or true love? Such a life dilemma is not uncommon in the relationships of young people. As for the older generation, he will always find advice: “One of the two loves, and the other is fond of,” or “Love that bird: you can not hold – will certainly fly away...” It is not easy to decide and not easy to choose.
Light, bright, of course, sometimes naive film, touching the "sick" theme "With the sweet and paradise in the hut." Unfortunately, the days of selfless romantics have long passed, and to love at first sight, many want "apps" in the form of comfort. There is nothing shameful in this, but I personally like the words of Father Zhenya:" - Remember how we ourselves were! And his wife replied, " There were other times. Why should my daughter have the same problems? The question is what are called fathers and children. But the solution is simple: each generation must go through its own mistakes and experience its own difficulties. Otherwise, it is worth a penny...
P.S. Nikolai Moskalenko has only three directing jobs, but all three are wonderful. It is a shame that such a talented person has such a tragic fate. He graduated from the acting faculty of GITIS in 1947. In 1947-1957 he was an actor of the theaters of Moscow and Minsk. Since 1957 he worked at the Mosfilm film studio. He started as an assistant director, then as a second director. During the filming of the film “Director” in November 1965, actor Yevgeny Urbansky tragically died in Karakum. By coincidence, the first director Alexei Saltykov was absent, the filming process was led by Nikolai Moskalenko. "All the dogs" were hung on him. The young director could well be behind bars. But then the decision was made to get by with a milder punishment, and for several years Moskalenko sat in the back. And only in the late 60s, after the Czechoslovak events, he was able to do his favorite thing. He managed to shoot only three films: “Crane” (1969), “Young” (1970), “Russian Field” (1971). He died in 1974 at the age of 47.
In the light of the above, you understand the words from the song about the tragic duel of Pushkin: The yellow wax of a candle melts, the strong tea in a glass chills. “Sasha, do you hear drunk gypsies driving in the night? All right, you hear that laugh? It's full of what you really are! The whitest snow in the world fell on the day of your duel. Remember, somewhere in the distance, in a white serpentine hall, Natalie silently stood up with surprised eyes.