Brief Encounters

Brief Encounters is a 1967 Soviet romantic drama directed by Kira Muratova. Two women, employee and her housekeeper are unknowingly both in love with the same man, played by singer and actor Vladimir Vysotsky. The film was released on July 13, 1967 to 4.4 million viewers with a circulation of 425 film copies. In 1987, the film was re-released and attracted 4 million viewers. </ref> Plot After leaving their native village, Nadia and her friend travel to the big city. Along the way, Nadia gets a job in a teashop and meets Maxim, a charming and educated young geologist of whom she becomes enamored. However, Maxim already has a woman he loves, local district committee employee Valya. When Nadia leaves the tea shop and ends up in Valya's town, the latter hires her as a maid and puts her up at her house, while Valya is not aware that they love the same man. Cast Nina Ruslanova – Nadia Vladimir Vysotsky – Maxim Kira Muratova – Valentina Lydia Bazilskaya – Lyubka Olga Viklandt – hairdresser Alexey Glazyrin – Semyon Semenovich, geologist Valery Isakov – Styopa, barman Svetlana Nemolyaeva – Lelia, manicurist Lyudmila Ivanova – Lidia Sergeevna, fortune-telling neighbor