A Railway Station for Two
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| Directed by | Eldar Ryazanov |
| Written by | Email Braginsky Eldar Ryazanov |
| Starring | Lyudmila Gurchenko Oleg Basilashvili Nikita Mikhailov Nonna Mordyukova Mikhail Kononov |
| Music by | Andrei Petrov |
| Cinematography | Vadim Alisov |
| Editing by | Valeriya Belova |
| Running time | 141 mins |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
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A Railway Station for Two (1982) (Russian: Вокзал для двоих, Vokzal Dlja Dvoikh) is a melodramatic and funny love story. The film became the Soviet box office leader of 1983 with a total of 35.8 million ticket sales.
The stars of the film include famous Russian actors such as Lyudmila Gurchenko, Oleg Basilashvili, Nikita Mikhalkov, Nonna Mordyukova, and Aleksandr Shirvindt.
[edit] Plot summary
There are three main heroes in this movie: Vera, a waitress; Platon, a pianist; and... a train station where these two, already not young, people met. The differences in the heroes’ characters and professions, the plight that Platon found himself in (he is to be arrested and undergo trial) trigger a host of both amusing and sad situations which serve as a backdrop for their unfolding love. Platon is innocent of the crime he is being accused of. He simply took the blame for his wife’s driving over a pedestrian. But this is known only to Platon’s wife and Vera in whom he confided. However, after the verdict has been passed, Platon’s life is of no interest to his wife, although Vera is ready to wait for his release.
