The Theme

The Theme

1979 · 98 min · ★ 5.6 · Drama

In search of inspiration and new topics, the famous metropolitan writer Kim Yesenin goes to the province. Unexpectedly for himself, he discovers that here people live very differently than in the world familiar to him. By chance, he witnesses someone else's love drama - intellectual Sasha and dissident Andrei who is leaving for America.

Directed by Gleb Panfilov · Written by Aleksandr Chervinsky

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