There Was an Old Couple

(1965)

★ 5.2 IMDb · 10 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1965

Runtime: 139 мин

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Григорий Чухрай

Cast: Вера Кузнецова, Людмила Максакова, Георгий Мартынюк, Галина Польских, Анатолий Яббаров, Виктор Колпаков, Николай Крючков, Николай Сергеев, Гиули Чохонелидзе, Владимир Суворов

Plot

In this provocative Soviet drama, an aged couple are left homeless after their farm burns down, and they head off to live with their impoverished daughter. When they arrive, they are appalled to learn that she has abandoned her child and husband to run away with a married man. The husband is now an alcoholic, so the grandparents stay on to support their son-in-law in his time of need and to help care for their grandson. Later, the errant daughter is dumped by her lover and returns. Many fights ensue until the grandfather banishes his troublesome daughter from their lives.