Northern Rhapsody () is a Soviet musical feature film directed by

Eduard Abalov Eduard Gaikovich Abalov (Abalyan) (, ; 7 October 1927 – 5 August 1987) was a Soviet film actor and director. Filmography As director * ''At a Quiet Harbor'' (1958) * ''At a Far Point'' (1970) * ''Northern Rhapsody'' (1974) As actor * ''Clea ...

in 1974.

Plot

The girl Tonya lives in the Far North near

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Oleniy Nos and loves to dance. She receives from

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as a gift a magic ring with a supply of energy for three wishes. Having become the laureate of the regional amateur show, Tonya receives an invitation to the entrance exam in the famous metropolitan song and dance ensemble. Tony's father is against his daughter's hobby, considering dancing a frivolous activity. He prevents her from leaving. Tonya goes to Moscow on skis in a blizzard. The road turns out to be difficult. Tonya rubs the ring and calls the polar aircraft. Polar pilot Ivan Ladeykin helps the girl get to Moscow. In Moscow, Tonya goes to the exam and finds out that the competition is very big (103 people per seat). The girl is shy, but Ladeikin encourages her. Tony's father flies to Moscow for his daughter to bring her home. Tonya is looking for Ladeykin, who has left to speak on television. Ladeykin, in his interview, shows a photograph of Tonya, tells her story and encourages the audience to take the girl by the hand and take her to the exam. After the TV show, Muscovites rush in search of the girl. Tonya dances in the exam. At the end of the film, Tonya becomes the soloist of the ensemble and performs on the stage of the

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Cast

Lyudmila Gavrilova Lyudmila Ivanovna Gavrilova () is a Soviet and Russian film and stage actress, lecturer of acting Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute, a leading informational and educational channel ''Nastroyeniye'' on TV Tsentr channel. Honored Artist of Russia (2 ...

as Tonya Sevastyanova *

Leonid Kuravlyov Leonid Vyacheslavovich Kuravlyov (; 8 October 1936 – 30 January 2022) was a Soviet and Russian film actor. He became a People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1976. Early life Kuravlyov was born in Moscow into a working-class family. His father Vyac ...

as Ivan Ladeykin *

Stanislav Chekan Stanislav Yulianovich Chekan (; 2 June 1922, Rostov-on-Don — 11 August 1994, Moscow) was a Soviet actor of theater and cinema, known primarily for his blue-collar manly appearance, and character actor roles of a stereotypical "big guy". Biograp ...

as Karp Sevastyanov, Tonya's father * Grigory Shpigel as Gleb Petrovich Churilin *

Yevgeny Morgunov Yevgeny Alexandrovich Morgunov (; April 27, 1927 – June 25, 1999) was a Soviet and Russian actor, film director, and script writer, Merited Artist of Russian SFSR (1978). Early life He started out as a worker in a Moscow factory, but - "a l ...

as taxi driver *

Georgy Vitsin Georgy Mikhailovich Vitsin (; 18 April 1917 – 22 October 2001) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1990). Biography Vitsin was born in Zelenogorsk, Saint Petersburg in 1917 (Soviet documents list h ...

as Kuzma Petrovich *

Nina Agapova Nina Fyodorovna Agapova (; 30 May 1926 – 19 November 2021) was a Soviet and Russian actress.Ruskino.ru.Nina Agapova Life and career Agapova was born in Moscow in May 1926. She finished eight grades, but was not able to complete her education, ...

as correspondent *

as Gurgen Khachaturovich *

Anatoly Kubatsky Anatoly Lvovich Kubatsky (; 1 November 1908 – 29 December 2001) was a Soviet stage and film actor. Life Kubatsky was born in Moscow to parents of Polish ancestry. After studying under Yuri Zavadsky, he found acting work in various theaters throu ...

as hockey fan *

Irina Murzaeva Irina Vsevolodovna Murzaeva (; May 15, 1906 — January 3, 1988) was a Soviet actress of theater and cinema. Biography She graduated from the Lunacharsky Theater College (1927). In 1927-1928 and 1930-1931 an actress Sverdlovsk Youth Theater, ...

as hockey fan * Valentina Leontieva as TV presenter

References

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* {{Authority control 1974 films 1970s Soviet films 1970s Russian-language films Russian-language musical comedy films Soviet musical comedy films 1970s musical comedy films Mosfilm films 1974 musical films