''Cherry Town'' () is a 1962 Soviet musical comedy-drama film directed by

Herbert Rappaport Herbert Rappaport (1908–1983), known in the Soviet Union as Gerbert Moritsevich Rappaport, was an Austrian-Soviet Union, Soviet screenwriter and film director. Rappaport was born in 1908 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, to Jewish parents from L ...

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Dmitri Shostakovich Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, group=n (9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in 1926 and thereafter was regarded as a major composer. Shostak ...

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operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs and including dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, and length of the work. Apart from its shorter length, the oper ...

'' Moscow, Cheryomushki''.

Plot

Lida Baburova, a tour guide at an architectural museum, unexpectedly receives a two-room apartment in the newly developed Zarechye district, affectionately referred to as "Our Cheryomushki" by its residents. The Baburovs' old house had become unlivable after severe structural damage, including a collapsed ceiling that opened a hole into the upstairs neighbors' flat. Excited to inspect their new home, Lida and her father are met with a shocking discovery: their apartment has effectively vanished. The building manager, Barabashkin, had falsified documents to merge their unit with the neighboring apartment, which belongs to Drebednev, the head of the construction trust. This blatant act of corruption leaves the Baburovs without a home and prompts outrage among the residents. Meanwhile, Boris, who is infatuated with Lida, seizes the opportunity to help and win her favor. He suggests to Drebednev that his oversized apartment could easily be split into two if his young wife, Vava, were to leave him in a divorce. However, Lida, unwilling to accept a solution based on manipulation, refuses Boris’s assistance. Determined to seek justice, the residents rally together and report the corruption to the construction authorities. Their efforts lead to the Baburovs’ rightful apartment being restored, Barabashkin’s demotion to janitor, and Drebednev, now single, assuming Barabashkin’s former position. Through collective action, the community triumphs over the dishonesty of their leadership, restoring fairness and solidarity among the residents.Черёмушки
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* {{IMDb title, id=0057939 1962 films 1960s musical comedy-drama films 1960s Soviet films 1960s Russian-language films Films scored by Dmitri Shostakovich Operetta films Soviet musical comedy-drama films Russian-language musical comedy-drama films Lenfilm films