Recipe of Her Youth

1983 1h 27m RU

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★5.0TMDB · 7

ComedyMusicRomance

Synopsis

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The beginning of the 20th century. Famous singer Emilia Marty arrives on tour in a European city. At the same time, the Supreme Court intends to close the Gregor-Prus case, a lawsuit that lasted several decades. Albert Gregor unsuccessfully tries to seize the inheritance of Baron Joseph Prus, but cannot prove that he is his heir. Emilia Marty unexpectedly intervenes in the process, reporting the whereabouts of documents proving the family kinship of Albert Gregor and Prus.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lyudmila Gurchenko
Emilia Marty
Oleg Borisov
Baron von Prus
Aleksandr Abdulov
Gregor
Anatoliy Romashin
lawyer Kolenatý
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Count Hauk
Yelena Stepanova
Kristina
Sergey Shakurov
Bombito
Anatoly Kalmykov
clerk

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yevgeni Ginzburg
Writers: Alexander Adabashyan
Languages: Italian, Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Russian.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yevgeni Ginzburg, shot by Genri Abramyan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Lyudmila Gurchenko and Oleg Borisov and Aleksandr Abdulov carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yevgeni Ginzburg directs. Genri Abramyan behind the camera. Georgiy Garanyan scores. Valeriya Belova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Italian, Russian.

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Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
243 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Russian.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Yevgeni Ginzburg, shot by Genri Abramyan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Georgiy Garanyan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Valeriya Belova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Lyudmila Gurchenko and Oleg Borisov and Aleksandr Abdulov carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0086187 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.