Mikhail YERSHOV
Михаил ЕРШОВ
Mikhaïl ERCHOV
USSR, 1958, full length film 
Black and white, fiction
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Под стук колес

 

 To the Rumble of Wheels

 Sous le bruit des roues

 
Directed by : Mikhail YERSHOV (Михаил ЕРШОВ)
Cinematography : Dmitry_2 MESKHIEV (Дмитрий_2 МЕСХИЕВ)
Companies : Lenfilm
 

Plot synopsis
Based on “To School” and “Love”, short stories by Yuri Nagibin.
Sitting in a compartment of a train car, Yegor is reminiscing about his childhood and his friendship with the merriest and naughtiest of the village girls, Nastenka. Yegor left to get an education, while Nastenka became a charming young lady, gave up school and started work at the local Leisure Home.
The guests pronounced her to be heading towards a brilliant acting career, and Nastya forgot her childhood friend. In her turn, she was also forgotten by the departed guests from the capital, who promised to summon her to Moscow.
Coming home for his vacation, Yegor was at a loss for words needed to support the young girl.
At this time, on the train, Yegor feels that he is also responsible for Nastya's fate. Jumping off the moving train, Yegor returns to the village along the railway track.
Source : www.lenfilm.ru