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The Kiss
Lieutenant Ryabovich was accustomed to the monotonous life of an officer, but he found another life—society—difficult: ritual conversations, cards, billiards, chance encounters with random women. One of these women kisses Ryabovich in the house of a provincial landowner, and now the officer’s thoughts are consumed by her half-imaginary image. Meanwhile, the frivolous Lieutenant Lobytko teases his gentle friend, unaware of the danger.
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Lieutenant Ryabovich was accustomed to the monotonous life of an officer, but he found another life—society—difficult: ritual conversations, cards, billiards, chance encounters with random women. One of these women kisses Ryabovich in the house of a provincial landowner, and now the officer’s thoughts are consumed by her half-imaginary image. Meanwhile, the frivolous Lieutenant Lobytko teases his gentle friend, unaware of the danger.
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Genre:Romance, TV Movie
Written By:Roman Balayan
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Runtime:63 minutes
Studio:Dovzhenko Film Studios, Gosteleradio USSR
Cast
Roman Balayan
Director
Oleg Yankovskiy
Mikhail Ryabovich
Aleksandr Abdulov
Lobytko
Oleg Menshikov
Merzlyakov
Oleg Tabakov
brigadier general
Alexander Adabashyan
Sergei, the general's son
Sokrat Abdukadyrov
Suleimanov
Aleksandr Vokach
генерал фон Раббек
Irina Alfyorova
барышня в сиреневом
Yevgeniya Khanayeva
жена генерала
Vladimir Borisov
Elena Mikhailova
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