Station for Two
| Station for Two | |
|---|---|
 1983 English film poster by Aleksandr Makhov | |
| Directed by | Eldar Ryazanov |
| Written by |
Emil Braginsky Eldar Ryazanov |
| Starring |
Lyudmila Gurchenko Oleg Basilashvili Nikita Mikhalkov Nonna Mordyukova Mikhail Kononov |
| Music by | Andrei Petrov |
| Cinematography | Vadim Alisov |
| Edited by | Valeriya Belova |
| Distributed by | Mosfilm |
Release dates | 1982 |
Running time | 141 min. |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Station for Two (Russian: Вокзал для двоих, translit. Vokzal dlya dvoikh) is a 1982 Soviet romantic comedy directed by Eldar Ryazanov. The film became the Soviet box office leader of 1983 with a total of 35.8 million ticket sales. It was entered into the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Plot summary
There are three main heroes in this movie: Vera, a waitress; Platon, a pianist; and... a train station where these two people met. The differences in the heroes’ characters and professions, the plight that Platon found himself in (he is to be arrested and undergo trial) trigger a host of both amusing and sad situations which serve as a backdrop for their unfolding love. Platon is innocent of the crime he is accused of. He simply took the blame for his wife’s driving over a pedestrian. But this is known only to Platon’s wife and Vera in whom he confided. However, after the verdict has been passed, Platon’s life is of no interest to his wife, although Vera is ready to wait for his release.
Cast
- Lyudmila Gurchenko as Vera
- Oleg Basilashvili as Platon Ryabinin
- Nikita Mikhalkov as Andrey
- Nonna Mordyukova as Uncle Misha
- Mikhail Kononov as Nikolasha
- Anastasiya Voznesenskaya as Yuliya
- Aleksandr Shirvindt as Shurik
- Tatyana Dogileva as Marina
- Olga Volkova as Violetta, waitress
- Raisa Etush as Lyuda, waitress
- Viktor Bortsov as drunken visitor restaurant
- Anatoli Skoryakin as commandant
- Stanislav Sadalsky as man with a carburetor
- Alla Budnitskaya as Masha, Platon’s wife
- Eldar Ryazanov as Railroad Supervisor
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Station for Two". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-06-17.