Tale of the Siberian Land
(1947)
★ 5 IMDb · 8 votes
Year: 1947
Runtime: 114 мин
Country: Soviet Union
Director: Иван Пырьев
Cast: Владимир Дружников, Марина Ладынина, Вера Васильева, Владимир Зельдин, Григорий Шпигель, Василий Зайчиков, Владимир Дорофеев, Иван Рыжов, Борис Андреев, Лев Иванов
Plot
His right hand having been wounded during the war, concert pianist Andrei Balashov is unable to perform his art. As a result, the young man feels so depressed that he considers his life wasted. One day, he decides to leave the capital and flee from the woman he loves, Natasha, a rising singing star. Andrei takes refuge in Siberia, his native land. Once there, he gets a job in a sawmill, where he entertains his fellow-workers playing the accordion during leisure hours. Some time later, Natasha and her company are expected in America where they are to do a tour. But an airplane breakdown forces the pilot to land next to the village in which Andrei lives and works...