Solo

1980 0h 26m RU

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5.1

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★5.1TMDB · 16

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Synopsis

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A glimpse into a few hours in the life of a soloist musician during the siege of Leningrad, in WWII. The Leningrad philharmonic is going to play Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony, to be broadcast to England. Like his fellow musicians, the soloist is weak and half-starved, and doubts whether he will be able to perform well enough.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mykola Hrynko
Aleksandr Mihaylovich
Svetlana Smirnova
Pregnant woman in a bath
Viktor Gogolev
Viktor Sergeevich
Lyudmila Arzhannikova
Olga Volkova
Valentina Smirnova
Nora Gryakalova
Kirill Gun

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Konstantin Lopushansky
Writers: Albina Shulgina, Konstantin Lopushansky
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 26-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Konstantin Lopushansky, shot by Anatoly Lapshov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yevgeniy Irshai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Olga Adrianova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Mykola Hrynko and Svetlana Smirnova and Viktor Gogolev carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0173226 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Konstantin Lopushansky directs. Anatoly Lapshov behind the camera. Yevgeniy Irshai scores. Olga Adrianova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 26-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
246 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Konstantin Lopushansky, shot by Anatoly Lapshov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Yevgeniy Irshai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Olga Adrianova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Mykola Hrynko and Svetlana Smirnova and Viktor Gogolev carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0173226 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.