This film also is about a very East European female eagerness to hunt after Mr. Right. Pressure is on, for in Communist society failure usually meant a lifelong condemnation to a poor, worried, boring and tiring life in some drab Russian provincial town. With a big possibility that your husband would booze himself up too much.
очень восточно-европейская погоня женщины за "принцем". Давление сильное, потому что в коммунистическом обществе облажавшиеся навсегда влачат жалкое существование в бедности, скуке, в какой-то серой деревне. Да ещё скорее всего и муж будет алкашом.
"Small Theme with a Big Heart"
Интересно позырить, а то американская пропаганда нам не давала узнать, как там коммуняки живут обычной своей коммуняцкой жизнью.
Also of interest is the protagonist's view of herself. Without revealing plot twists, it is suffice to say that a woman is socially seen as submissive to the man. This is a shock to Western sensibilities of women's equality, especially as we see her ordeals as a result of a man's selfishness and dominance. What is revealing is that she, herself does not rebel against the System. She works within the parameters, creates her own success, and becomes transformed.
Being Western, I found myself questioning whether she had truly achieved something. The crown of achievement, we are taught, is independence, equality. Whereas she achieved that in a career and in her lifestyle, in her heart, she yearned for a man, to be the little wife, and to submit herself to a patriarchal marriage. But, in the end, who are we to judge another's happiness?
Ну и интересно, как героиня себя воспринимает. Короче говоря, у них там женщина в подчинённом положении по отн. к мужчине. Шокирует западного зрителя. Причём она выкарабкивается сама, но нифига не протестует против системы, вот что удивительно.
Так посмотришь и задумаешься - а чего ж она реально добилась-то? Мы думаем, главное достижение - независимость, равенство. Но она тоскует о мужике, хочет быть жёнушкой в патриархальном браке. Но, в конце концов,
не насрать ли нам чего там судить чужое щастье?
"Wonderfully entertaining and touching"
Первое русское кино вижу, где не все умерли в конце.
Интересно позырить на обычную совецкую жизнь, вроде люди как люди. И с юмором.
but she secretly longs for a man in her life. After many failed attempts are relationships she accidentally meets the man who turns out to be the perfect one for her. However, they too go through some struggles before coming to the final realization that they belong together.
тоскует по мужику, наконец-то находит себе идеального.
The scene I liked the most was Gosha invites Katya and her daughter to a picnic, to get to know each other better (after declaring that he is going to marry Katya). Katya is tired and she just falls asleep in a chair in the fresh air. Gosha gently puts a blanket on her. Very simple, but very caring and touching.
мне больше всего понравилось, как он притащил их на пикник, она заснула, а он её одеяльцем укрыл, так мило
"What a great movie!"
It begins slowly, almost painfully dull in a way that will remind the viewer of all the clichés about Russia, the unstylish dress, the worker's paradise that isn't, the sharp contrast between Moscow and the peasants who live outside the city. Katya works in a factory. She works at a drill press. She is obviously underemployed. Lyudmila (Irina Muravyova) works in a bakery. She is probably gainfully employed for the time and place. They are friends, twentysomethings who are on the make for a man, but not a man from the sticks. They pretend to be university post docs or something close to that and they impress some people as they house-sit a beautiful Moscow apartment.
начинается медленно и скучно, и прямо со всеми шаблонами про рашу, нестильные платья, рай рабочих не такой уж рай, резкий контраст между Москвой и понаехавшими. Катя работает на фабрике и явно способна на большее. Людмила в пекарне и наверно хорошо устроилась. Две подружки ищут мужиков, но не простых, а золотых.
