''Three Poplars in Plyushchikha'' () is a 1968

romantic drama Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

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directed by

Tatyana Lioznova Tatyana Mikhailovna Lioznova (; 20 July 192429 September 2011) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter best known for her TV series ''Seventeen Moments of Spring'' (1973). Personal life Tatyana Lioznova was born in Moscow to parents Moses ...

based on the story by Alexander Borschagovsky "Three Poplars in Shabolovka". The film was a box-office success, it was seen by 26 million people in the USSR.

Plot

From a village to Moscow comes a married woman and mother of two children Nyura to sell home-made ham. And the first person she meets is an intelligent taxi driver Sasha, who must pick her up to her in-law; her husband's sister, who lives near the cafe "Three Poplars" at Plyushchikha. This random meeting brings the strangers together and forces them to take a fresh look at their lives. But unfortunately, due to external circumstances continuation of this connection does not develop.

Cast

Tatiana Doronina Tatiana Vasilyevna Doronina (born 12 September 1933) is a popular Soviet and Russian actress who has performed in movies and the theater. She is generally regarded as one of the most talented actresses of her generation and was named a People's ...

as Nyura *

Oleg Yefremov Oleg Nikolayevich Yefremov (; 1 October 1927 – 24 May 2000) was a Soviet and Russian actor and Moscow Art Theatre producer. He was a People's Artist of the USSR (1976) and a Hero of Socialist Labour (1987). In 1949, he graduated from Moscow A ...

as Sasha, taxi driver * Hikmat Latypov as grandfather Sadyk *

Vyacheslav Shalevich Vyacheslav Anatolievich Shalevich (; 27 May 1934 – 21 December 2016) was a Soviet-Russian film, theatre actor and a People's Artist of the RSFSR. Biography Vyacheslav Anatolievich Shalevich was born in Moscow in 1934.Valentina Telegina Valentina Petrovna Telegina (; February 23, 1915 — October 4, 1979) was a Soviet and Russian actress. Biography Valentina Petrovna Telegina was born on February 23, 1915, in Novocherkassk, capital of Don Cossacks (now the Rostov Oblast). In 1 ...

as Fedosiya Ivanovna * Nikolay Smirnov as uncle Egor * Alevtina Rumyantseva as Nina, Nyura's sister-in-law *

Viktor Sergachyov The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

as Nina's fiancé * Georgy Svetlani as shepherd * Galya Belykh as Galya, daughter Nyura (credited as Valya Belykh) * Sergei Morozov as Sergei, Nyura's * Yugenia Poplavskaja as girl in a taxi * Yakov Lenz as old man in the queue

Production

The story by Alexander Borschagovsky was called "Three Poplars at Shabolovka", and initially this was what the film was to be called. However Shabolovka had already become associated with television, and the motion picture was not about the TV industry. Therefore, director Tatyana Lioznova decided to change the name of the movie and the author gave his consent. Field shooting of "Three Poplars at Plyuschikha" took place in the capital's streets and in the village Smedovo,

Ozyory, Moscow Oblast Ozyory ( rus, Озёры, p=ɐˈzʲɵrɨ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River, southeast of Moscow. Population: History It was first mentioned in 1578 as the v ...

. Scenes in Nina's apartment were filmed not far from Plyuschikha in the apartment which has the address Rostov embankment, №5. At the request of the filmmakers, the tenants of the apartment left for their

dacha A dacha (Belarusian, Ukrainian language, Ukrainian and rus, дача, p=ˈdatɕə, a=ru-dacha.ogg) is a seasonal or year-round second home, often located in the exurbs of former Soviet Union, post-Soviet countries, including Russia. A cottage (, ...

, leaving it at full disposal of the crew. Rustic interiors were filmed in Mosfilm pavilions and the "road" episodes - in a specially reserved

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passenger car. The car in which Sasha drives Nyura is GAZ M21 Volga which belongs to Mosfilm and was used for many of the studio's pictures. It is currently on display at the Mosfilm museum.

Interesting Facts

Nikolai Rybnikov Nikolai Nikolayevich Rybnikov (; 13 December 1930 – 22 October 1990) was a Soviet and Russian film actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1981). Biography Early life and education Nikolai Nikolayevich Rybnikov was born on 13 December 1930 in Bor ...

auditioned for the role of Sasha *In 2011

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aired a colorized version of the film. *The song Tenderness composed by

Aleksandra Pakhmutova Aleksandra Nikolayevna Pakhmutova ( ; born 9 November 1929) is a Soviet and Russian composer. She has remained one of the best-known figures in Soviet and later Russian popular music since she first achieved fame in her homeland in the 1960s. ...

for the film became very popular and has been covered by many artists.

Awards

*The film received an award from the International Catholic Organization for Cinema at the

Mar del Plata International Film Festival The Mar del Plata International Film Festival () is an List of film festivals, international film festival that takes place every November in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina. It is the only competitive feature festival recognized by the FIAPF ...

. *The actress Tatiana Doronina received an award for Best Actress at the

All-Union Film Festival The All-Union Film Festival (; tr.:''Vsesoyuznyy kinofestival'', also known as ВКФ; ''VKF'') was one of the most important film festivals of the Soviet Union. It was founded in 1958 and held regularly from 1964 to 1988. It was held annually fr ...

. *For her acting in the film Tatiana Doronina was voted as best actress of 1968 by the readers of "Soviet Screen".

References in other films

In the film ''

Gentlemen of Fortune ''Gentlemen of Fortune'' () is a 1971 Soviet crime comedy-drama film, filmed at Mosfilm and directed by Aleksandr Sery. The stars of the film include famous Soviet actors such as Yevgeny Leonov, Georgy Vitsin, Savely Kramarov and Radner Muratov ...

'' a man nicknamed as Sad Sack says: "We are sitting here like three poplars in Plyushcikha!" – when the three prison escapees are sitting in an empty sports stadium. After this film, the phrase "Like three poplars in Plyushcikha" became a famous quote.

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