Until Next Spring
Seen it?1961 | 57 min | Romance, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at anyone with a complicated family (so, everyone) and romantics. Family ties get tested in ways that ring true. Shelve it next to The Bridges of Madison County or Blue Valentine.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 57 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1961: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if romance makes you roll your eyes.
For Vera — a student of the Leningrad Pedagogical Institute, first love instead of joy and happiness brings disappointment — and it was enough to have one first deception, and before a self-confident girl changes, becomes suspicious and closed. She no longer believes in anyone and runs away from people — having left the institute, Vera and her small daughter leave for a remote village where no one knows her. Soon she has a thin and responsive friend — a teacher at a neighboring school, Aleksei Nikolaevich...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 354 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Viktor Sokolov
- Lyudmila MarchenkoVera
- Innokentiy SmoktunovskiyAleksei
- Valentin ArkhipenkoVera's father
- Mariya Prizvan-SokolovaNastya
- Galina VasilyevaNatasha
- Vladimir AndreyevVasiliy
- Nikolai NovlyanskySilantych
- Klarina Frolova-Vorontsovachatty woman