Celebration
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Synopsis
To mark the 60 years since the beginning of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. The film is set in a small village in western Russia. It is a story about two days from the life of an ordinary family: a father, a mother and their five-year-old daughter. That’s what Garik Sukachyov says about his film: “On June 22, 1941, a family is celebrating the daughter’s birthday. It is a beautiful sunny day, full of joy and merriment. For the girl, it is filled with important events and adventure – her birthday is celebrated by the whole village, not just by her family. And no one yet knows that tomorrow her father will leave for his work in a district center and come back a few hours later in a home guard uniform only to say goodbye to his family. And that at the moment of their leave-taking the Germans already will be entering the village. And that they will be shot by the river, on the same bank where only yesterday the carefree, happy family was sunbathing and having fun…”
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Garik Sukachyov
- Screenplay & Story
- Garik Sukachyov, Ivan Okhlobystin
- Original Score
- Pyotr Todorovskiy
- Original Title
- Праздник
- Country of Origin
- Russia
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Production Studios
- Gorky Film Studios
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Garik Sukachyov
Garik Sukachyov, Ivan Okhlobystin
Pyotr Todorovskiy
Vladimir Grammatikov, Garik Sukachyov
Department Leadership Roster
Garik Sukachyov
Director
Garik Sukachyov
Writer
Ivan Okhlobystin
Writer
Vladimir Grammatikov
Producer
Garik Sukachyov
Producer
Konstantin Zagorsky
Production Design
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Frequently Asked Questions About Celebration
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What is Celebration about?
To mark the 60 years since the beginning of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. The film is set in a small village in western Russia. It is a story about two days from the life of an ordinary family: a father, a mother and their five-year-old daughter. That’s what Garik Sukachyov says about his film: “On June 22, 1941, a family is celebrating the daughter’s birthday. It is a beautiful sunny day, full of joy and merriment. For the girl, it is filled with important events and adventure – her birthday is celebrated by the whole village, not just by her family. And no one yet knows that tomorrow her father will leave for his work in a district center and come back a few hours later in a home guard uniform only to say goodbye to his family. And that at the moment of their leave-taking the Germans already will be entering the village. And that they will be shot by the river, on the same bank where only yesterday the carefree, happy family was sunbathing and having fun…”
Who directed Celebration?
Celebration was directed by Garik Sukachyov.
Who stars in Celebration?
The principal cast of Celebration includes Aleksandr Baluev, Olga Blok-Mirimskaya, Sergey Batalov, Mikhail Efremov, Kseniya Kachalina.
When was Celebration released and how long is it?
Celebration was released in 2001 with a total runtime of 1h 29m.
Who composed the musical score for Celebration?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Celebration was composed by Pyotr Todorovskiy.