Falling Stars
Звездопад
Synopsis
Falling Star is based on three stories by the contemporary Russian writer Viktor Astafyev and centers on a young soldier on the front lines who is wounded and taken to the hospital. Once there, he muses about his childhood and a little girl he had loved - someone who could easily have grown up to be the nurse that is attending to him now. As he recuperates, he and the nurse fall in love and he very much wants to marry her. At this point, the nurse's mother comes for a visit and advises him against such an action because if they were to marry and he were subsequently killed or maimed in action - the fighting is still close to the hospital - the nurse would suffer much more than if he just left her alone. Now it is up to the soldier to make a decision one way or the other.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Igor Talankin
- Screenplay & Story
- Igor Talankin, Viktor Astafyev, Irina Sergievskaya
- Original Score
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Alfred Schnittke
- Original Title
- Звездопад
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Igor Talankin
Igor Talankin, Viktor Astafyev, Irina Sergievskaya
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Alfred Schnittke
Georgi Rerberg
Zoya Veryovkina
Raymond Dzhanazyan
Department Leadership Roster
Igor Talankin
Director
Igor Talankin
Writer
Georgi Rerberg
Director of Photography
Zoya Veryovkina
Editor
Alfred Schnittke
Original Music Composer
Vladimir Aronin
Production Design
Tatyana Lichmanova
Costume Design
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Frequently Asked Questions About Falling Stars
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What is Falling Stars about?
Falling Star is based on three stories by the contemporary Russian writer Viktor Astafyev and centers on a young soldier on the front lines who is wounded and taken to the hospital. Once there, he muses about his childhood and a little girl he had loved - someone who could easily have grown up to be the nurse that is attending to him now. As he recuperates, he and the nurse fall in love and he very much wants to marry her. At this point, the nurse's mother comes for a visit and advises him against such an action because if they were to marry and he were subsequently killed or maimed in action - the fighting is still close to the hospital - the nurse would suffer much more than if he just left her alone. Now it is up to the soldier to make a decision one way or the other.
Who directed Falling Stars?
Falling Stars was directed by Igor Talankin.
Who stars in Falling Stars?
The principal cast of Falling Stars includes Dariya Mikhaylova, Pyotr Fyodorov, Alla Demidova, Vera Glagoleva, Pyotr Yurchenkov Sr..
When was Falling Stars released and how long is it?
Falling Stars was released in 1981 with a total runtime of 1h 32m.
Who composed the musical score for Falling Stars?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Falling Stars was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Alfred Schnittke.
Is Falling Stars based on a book or true story?
Falling Stars is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Viktor Astafyev".