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Katya, a young librarian, believes in love, but her ideals are crushed by reality. After a string of disappointing affairs, Katya finally finds tenderness and understanding in the arms of her colleague, a journalist called Tanya. But then the First Department interferes: the state security services see this relationship as unacceptable for a Soviet woman.Read moreLess
Katya, a young librarian, believes in love, but her ideals are crushed by reality. After a string of disappointing affairs, Katya finally finds tenderness and understanding in the arms of her colleague, a journalist called Tanya. But then the First Department interferes: the state security services see this relationship as unacceptable for a Soviet woman.
The story
Katya, a young librarian, believes in love, but her ideals are crushed by reality. After a string of disappointing affairs, Katya finally finds tenderness and understanding in the arms of her colleague, a journalist called Tanya. But then the First Department interferes: the state security services see this relationship as unacceptable for a Soviet woman.
Cast & crew
Alexey TrifonovChief of the General Department (1952–1960); Head of the Institute (1960–1966)
Ekaterina YuspinaLibrarian (1942-1947); Head of the library (1951-1953)
Tatiana PolozhyJournalist; Literary editor of Izvestiya Instituta (The Institute News)
Teodor Currentzis
Radmila ShegolevaExplore the crew
- Screenplay
- Ilya Khrzhanovsky
- Director
- Ilya Khrzhanovsky
- Director
- Jekaterina Oertel
- Director of Photography
- Jürgen Jürges
- Editor
- Maya Maffioli
- Screenplay
- Jekaterina Oertel
- Producer
- Sergey Adonyev
- Producer
- Ilya Khrzhanovsky