Plot synopsis

Three young people, two boys and a girl, Varia, who met at school, meet again a few years later. The young men have become fighter pilots and the young girl works in an architectural firm. One day, during a low-level training flight, one of them passed a train but noticed that the railway was cut off by a landslide a little further on; he succeeded in warning the driver who stopped the convoy just before the collision. At a popular party, his friend, who seems to have a more intimate connection to Varia, is injured in his eyes while trying to save a child who set fireworks rockets on fire. As he is doing a dual exercise, he finds he can't see it anymore. Varia only finds out the truth when she returns from a trip. His two friends urge him to consult a surgeon who decides to operate on him. The operation was successful, and he found his squadron reunited, along with his parents.
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Commentaries

Ищите Киев в старом кино [Cherchez Kiev dans les vieux films], Михаил КАЛЬНИЦКИЙ, interesniy-kiev.livejournal.com, 2006

Selected in the following festivals or events :

- Contemporary Russian Poets and Russian or Soviet Cinema, (kinoglaz.fr), 2026

- Soviet cinema and songs, (kinoglaz.fr), 2025

Photos, videos, texts

**** Песня - Chanson - Song ***

Любимый город / La ville bien-aimée / The beloved city


Любимый город / La ville bien-aimée / The beloved city
Mузыка-Никита Богословский, слова-Евгений Долматовский, поёт-Марк Бернес
Musique : Nikita Bogoslovski, parole : Evgueni Dolmatovski, chante Mark Bernes
Music: Nikita Bogoslovskiy, lyrics: Evgeniy Dolmatovskiy, sings Mark Bernes

Любимый город

В далекий край товарищ улетает,
Родные ветры вслед за ним летят.
Любимый город в синей дымке тает,
Знакомый дом, зеленый сад и нежный взгляд.
Любимый город в синей дымке тает,
Знакомый дом, зеленый сад и нежный взгляд.

Пройдет товарищ сквозь бои и войны,
Не зная сна, не зная тишины.
Любимый город может спать спокойно
И видеть сны, и зеленеть среди весны.
Любимый город может спать спокойно
И видеть сны, и зеленеть среди весны.

Когда ж домой товарищ мой вернется,
За ним родные ветры прилетят.
Любимый город другу улыбнется,
Знакомый дом, зеленый сад, веселый взгляд.
Любимый город другу улыбнется,
Знакомый дом, зеленый сад и нежный взгляд.


La ville bien-aimée

Vers un lointain pays, mon camarade s’envole,
Les vents natals volent à sa suite.
La ville bien-aimée se dissout dans une brume bleutée,
La maison familière, le jardin vert et le regard tendre.
La ville bien-aimée se dissout dans une brume bleutée,
La maison familière, le jardin vert et le regard tendre.

Mon camarade passera à travers combats et guerres,
Sans connaître le sommeil, sans connaître le silence.
La ville bien-aimée peut dormir en paix
Et voir des rêves, et verdir au cœur du printemps.
La ville bien-aimée peut dormir en paix
Et voir des rêves, et verdir au cœur du printemps.

Quand enfin mon camarade rentrera chez lui,
Les vents natals reviendront avec lui.
La ville bien-aimée sourira à son ami,
La maison familière, le jardin vert, le regard joyeux.
La ville bien-aimée sourira à son ami,
La maison familière, le jardin vert et le regard tendre.


The beloved city

To a distant land, my comrade flies away,
Native winds follow after him.
The beloved city fades into a blue haze,
The familiar house, the green garden, and a tender gaze.
The beloved city fades into a blue haze,
The familiar house, the green garden, and a tender gaze.

My comrade will pass through battles and wars,
Knowing no sleep, knowing no silence.
The beloved city can sleep peacefully
And dream, and grow green in the midst of spring.
The beloved city can sleep peacefully
And dream, and grow green in the midst of spring.

And when my comrade returns home,
The native winds will return with him.
The beloved city will smile upon its friend,
The familiar house, the green garden, a joyful gaze.
The beloved city will smile upon its friend,
The familiar house, the green garden, and a tender gaze.