[...]The story, drawn from Ivan Sergeevich Shmelev's novel A Love Story (Istoriia liubovnaia), revolves around its main character, Anton's, first tumultuous experiences with two different kinds of love: the naïve and pure love the young boy feels for Pasha, a maid who works in his house, and an idolized and passionate attraction provoked by Serafima, an older and mysterious lady who lives next door.[...]
Laura Pontieri Hlavacek, kinokultura.com
