Synopsis
For her first feature after graduating from the All-Russian State Institute for Cinematography (VGIK), Larisa Shepitko trained her lens on the fascinating Russian character actress Maya Bulgakova, who gives a marvelous performance as a once heroic Russian fighter pilot now living a quiet, disappointingly ordinary life as a school principal. Subtly portraying one woman’s desperation with elegant, spare camera work and casual, fluid storytelling, Shepitko, with Wings, announced herself as an important new voice in Soviet cinema.
Cast
| Nadezhda Petrukhina | Maya Bulgakova |
| Tanya | Zhanna Bolotova |
| Pavel Gavrilovich | Pantelemion Krymov |
| Mitya Grachov | Leonid Dyachkov |
| Igor | Vladimir Gorelov |
| Boris Grigoryevich | Yury Medvedev |
| Kostya Shuvalov | Nikolay Grabbe |
Credits
| Director | Larisa Shepitko |
| Producer | E. Maslov |
| Screenplay | Valentin Yezhov and Natalya Ryazantseva |
| Cinematography | Igor Slabnevich |
| Editing | L. Lysenkova |
| Art director | Ivan Plastinkin |
| Music | Roman Ledenev |
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Eclipse Series 11:
Larisa Shepitko
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Aug 11, 2008
Of all the dazzlingly talented filmmakers to emerge from the Soviet Union, Larisa Shepitko has remained one of the least widely known. While many of her...
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