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A Long Happy Life

Долгая счастливая жизнь

1966 · 1h 16m · Drama, Romance · Soviet Union

A brief encounter between two strangers, Victor and Lena, who meet on a bus. Victor, a performer traveling with an acting troupe, and Lena, a young woman on her way to visit her father, spend a day together, drawn to each other despite their different paths.

Written & directed by
Gennady Shpalikov
Starring
Inna Gulaya, Kirill Lavrov, Pavel Luspekayev, Marina Polbentseva
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