Drama ·Romance ·War ·Music · Soviet Union · 1961 · 1h 28m

Ukrainian Rhapsody

Українська рапсодія

Ukrainian Rhapsody poster
Director
Sergei Parajanov
Cast
Olga Reus-Petrenko as Oksana - singer Eduard Koshman as Anton Petrenko Yuriy Gulyayev as Vadym Chayka Nataliia Uzhvii as Nadiia Petrivna Oleksandr Hai as Weiner - organist Valeriy Vitter as Rudy, Weiner's son
Crew
Ivan Shekker — Director of Photography Platon Maiboroda — Original Music Composer Aleksandr Levada — Screenplay Aleksandr Levada — Story Mikhail Rakovskiy — Production Design Nikolay Braun — Costume Design
Synopsis

World War II separates lovers Oksana and Anton. The young man is taken prisoner by the Germans, while his beloved abandons her studies at the conservatory to become a frontline nurse. Despite all the hardships, their paths cross again.

Key Collaborators
Sergei Parajanov Director Ivan Shekker Director of Photography Platon Maiboroda Original Music Composer Aleksandr Levada Screenplay Aleksandr Levada Story Mikhail Rakovskiy Production Design Nikolay Braun Costume Design
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