By the Lake

By the Lake

1970 · 173 min · ★ 5.4 · Drama, Romance

The film is a reflection on the responsibility of man to other people, native nature and the world around us, the problem of preserving Lake Baikal, on the banks of which a large construction project has unfolded. The first half of the 60s of the XX century, the story of the love of young Lena Barmina to an adult respectable person, bearing on his shoulders a heavy burden of responsibility for the activities of a huge enterprise. Construction engineer Chernykh and Lena, the daughter of a scientist, are doing everything to save the lake from harmful and unjustified plums. A difficult relationship develops between them and soon Lena realizes that she is in love. But after learning that Chernykh is married, the girl leaves...

Directed by Sergei Gerasimov · Written by Sergei Gerasimov

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Oleg Zhakov Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Barmin
Natalya Belokhvostikova Lena Barmina
Vasiliy Shukshin Vasili Vasilievich Chernykh
Valentina Telichkina Valya Korolkova
Natalya Arinbasarova Katya Olzoyeva
Mikhail Nozhkin Yakovlev
Vadim Spiridonov Konovalov
Nikolay Eryomenko Alyosha
Boris Shadurskiy Kolya Tkachenko
Boris Belousov Ivanov
Aleksandr Snykov Zhenya
Zoya Rupasova Lida

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