Hello Moscow!

Hello Moscow!
Hello Moscow!
Directed by	Sergei Yutkevich
Written by	Nikolai Erdman; Mikhail Volpin
Starring	Oleg Bobrov; Sergei Filippov; Pavel Kadochnikov; Nikolai Leonov
Cinematography	Mark Magidson
Release date	1945;
Running time	86 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Hello Moscow! (Russian: Zdravstvuy, Moskva!, Russian: Здравствуй, Москва!) is a 1945 Soviet musical film directed by Sergei Yutkevich. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

Plot

At a student talent showcase, a trade school apprentice performs a song about Moscow, accompanying himself on a bayan accordion. This instrument, once owned by a skilled worker who perished during the 1905 demonstrations, has passed through many hands before ending up with the students. The school's director narrates the bayan's journey, revealing its poignant and storied past.

Cast

Oleg Bobrov as Oleg
Sergei Filippov as Brikin, the accordionist
Pavel Kadochnikov
Nikolai Leonov as Kolya
Ivan Lyubeznov as School Director
Lev Pirogov as Grandfather Nicanor
Vasili Seleznyov as Fedya
Andrei Shirshov as School Assistant Director
Anya Stravinskaya as Tanya
Boris Tenin as Playwright

References

^ "Festival de Cannes: Hello Moscow!". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2009.

External links

Hello Moscow! at IMDb

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[festival-cannes.com-1] "Festival de Cannes: Hello Moscow!". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2009.

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