''The Key That Should Not Be Handed On'' () is a 1976 Soviet romantic drama film directed by
Dinara Asanova
Dinara Kuldashevna Asanova (; 24 October 1942 – 4 April 1985) was a Kyrgyz people, Kyrgyzstani-Soviet film director and one of the most notable and acclaimed female filmmakers of the late Soviet Union. She is best known for her films ''Woodpec ...
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The film tells the story of a young, progressive teacher adored by her students who suddenly faces scrutiny when her candid critiques of colleagues and education norms spark a controversy, prompting the principled new school director, a former military officer, to navigate the conflict and uncover deeper truths about authority and idealism.
Plot
In a typical school in Leningrad, a strange situation arises in the 10th "B" class: the students have poor relationships with their parents and teachers, but they are very close to each other and to their young class teacher, Marina Maximovna. They spend their weekends together, discussing contemporary issues and criticizing their teachers for their conservative, outdated views.
Marina Maximovna is praised by her students, who, in a metaphorical expression by one of the teachers, have given her the "key" to their hearts, with no intention of passing it to anyone else. She is aware of her teaching talent and sees a significant intellectual and spiritual gap between herself and her less successful colleagues. This makes her behave with pride and defiance towards them. The students secretly record her bold and frank comments on a portable tape recorder, including her opinions on the teachers. The tape eventually ends up in the hands of the mother of one of the students, Yulia, who brings it to school, demanding an investigation from the school administration.
The new school principal, a former military officer who initially seems like a rigid and conservative figure, tries to find a reasonable solution to the difficult situation. However, the progressive views of the young teacher are revealed to be less admirable than they initially appeared.
Cast
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Elena Proklova as Marina Maksimovna
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Aleksey Petrenko
Aleksei Vasilyevich Petrenko (; 26 March 1938 – 22 February 2017) was a Soviet and Russian film and stage actor. He played Grigori Rasputin in Elem Klimov's historical drama
'' Agony'' and Joseph Stalin in the BBC Two documentary '' World War I ...
as Kirill Alexeyevich
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Lidiya Fedoseeva-Shukshina Lidiya is a feminine given name.
People
*Lidiya Alekseyeva (1924-2014) Russian basketball player
*Lidiya Alfeyeva (born 1946), a Soviet long jumper
*Lidiya Belozyorova (1945–2022), Ukrainian actresses
*Lidiya Ginzburg (1902–1990), a major S ...
as Emma Pavlovna
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Lyubov Malinovskaya
Lyubov, Liubov or Lubov is a female given name, meaning "love". It is of Slavic origin, coming from the basic word ''l'ub'' ().
Variants
* Russian: ''Любовь'' (Lyubov, Liubov, Lubov), ''Люба'' (Lyuba, Liuba, Luba)
* Ukrainian: ''ЛюР...
as Olga Denisovna
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Zinoviy Gerdt
Zalman Afroimovich Khrapinovich (21 September 191618 November 1996), known by the pseudonym Zinovy Yefimovich Gerdt, was a Soviet and Russian actor. He was awarded the People's Artist of the USSR in 1990.
Biography Early life and education
Ger ...
as Oleg Trigorievich
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Yekaterina Vasilyeva
Yekaterina Sergeyevna Vasilyeva (; born 15 August 1945 in Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress. She performed in more than ninety films since 1967.
Vasilyeva was married to the late director Sergei Solovyov and playwright ...
as Klavdiya Petrovna Bayushkina
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Oleg Khromenkov as Bayushkin
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Anvar Asanov as Anton
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Marina Levtova
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A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo fro ...
as Yulya Bayushkina
* Aleksandr Bogdanov as Sasha Maydanov
References
External links
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1976 films
1970s Soviet films
1970s Russian-language films
Soviet romantic drama films
Russian-language romantic drama films
1976 romantic drama films
Soviet teen drama films
Lenfilm films
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