The Russian Forest

Русский лес

Young Polya comes to Moscow: she wants to find her father, Professor Vikhrov, and try to understand why her mother broke up with him. Vikhrov is a prominent scientist who has defended the forest from barbaric destruction all his life. The war begins. Professor Vikhrov continues to lecture, proving to students the need to protect the forest. Polya is trying to find out the reasons for the long-standing feud between her father and academician Gratsianskiy. Now, when Vikhrov is already not young and lonely, the professor mentally returns to the past.

Screenplay

Leonid Leonov

Director

Vladimir Petrov

Music

Georgy Sviridov

Novela

Leonid Leonov

Status

Released

Release date

09/11/1964

Original language

Russian