The City of First Love
Seen it?1971 | 93 min | 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
- Made for anyone who loves a strong drama. If you loved The Way Back, start here.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1971: an older pace and style.
The film tells about the inhabitants of the Russian city of Tsaritsyn-Stalingrad-Volgograd. The film consists of three novellas, united by the theme of love and the scene - a city on the Volga.
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 427 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Manos Zacharias, Boris Yashin
- Yelena AlekinaLena
- Boris GalkinFilipp
- Mariya VandovaStudent
- Vladimir GrigoryevBoy
- Natalya GvozdikovaTanya Preobrazhenskaya
- Nikolai KasymzhanovMusa Usumbaliyev
- Natalya YegorovaVika
- Aleksandr NeymyshevTolya
- Lidiya KonstantinovaLilya
- Vladimir NosikLieutenant