Love Stories from the African Diaspora
Here are some of our picks for inclusive Black love stories in film and media. We hope you enjoy these tender love stories and beautiful depictions.
Travesty
The young and talented graduate of the Theatre Academy, Sergei Malanko, to the surprise of all his acquaintances and friends, signs a contract with the Youth Theatre in the small town of Tarukansk. The reason for such a sudden departure from St. Petersburg is a sharp conflict with the course master. Soon, Sergei realizes his mistake, but the theatre’s chief director, Krotov, does not let him go. Then he starts a romance with the theatre’s leading lady, actress Irina Barysheva, on whom the entire repertoire depends. Now the director himself is ready to get rid of the actor, but he is afraid of Irina’s move. But unexpectedly, to everyone, including Melanko himself, his relationship with Irina develops into a deep, strong feeling...
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The young and talented graduate of the Theatre Academy, Sergei Malanko, to the surprise of all his acquaintances and friends, signs a contract with the Youth Theatre in the small town of Tarukansk. The reason for such a sudden departure from St. Petersburg is a sharp conflict with the course master. Soon, Sergei realizes his mistake, but the theatre’s chief director, Krotov, does not let him go. Then he starts a romance with the theatre’s leading lady, actress Irina Barysheva, on whom the entire repertoire depends. Now the director himself is ready to get rid of the actor, but he is afraid of Irina’s move. But unexpectedly, to everyone, including Melanko himself, his relationship with Irina develops into a deep, strong feeling...
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Genre:Romance
Written By:Igor Ageev
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:Intra Communications, Channel 5
Cast
Stanislav Mitin
Director
Ilya Noskov
Sergey Malanko
Anna Vartanyan
Irina Barysheva
Sergey Barkovsky
Yury Vasilievich Krotov
Irina Sotikova
Raya Golubeva
Anatoliy Shvederskiy
Dyadya Zhora
Olga Volkova
Lubov Nikolaevna Studenets
Mariya Kuznetsova
Evgenia Ivanovna Lubina
Irina Osnovina
Shashkina
Irina Sokolova
Tetya Shura
Sergey Migitsko
Mikhail Iosifovich Savsky
Andrey Urgant
Igor Pavlovich Rybakov
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