A Declaration of Love

A Declaration of Love () is a 1977 Soviet romance film directed by Ilya Averbakh.

Plot

The main character is a talented, but timid writer Filippok, together with his country, is going through the difficult years of revolution, devastation and war. Adversity helps him to overcome the unrequited and devoted love for the widow of the commissar Zinochka, who manages his career in a businesslike manner, not hesitating to start romances with other men. Filippok will describe his life story in a book, which at the end of days will be presented to a terminally ill, but still beloved wife with gratitude for the experience.

Cast

Ewa Szykulska as Zinochka

Yuri Bogatyryov as Filippok

Kirill Lavrov as Gladishev

Angelina Stepanova as Zinochka in old age

Bruno Frejndlikh as Filippok in old age

Anatoli Kovalenko as investigator

Yuri Goncharov as sailor

Nikolai Ferapontov as blue-eyed man

Svetlana Kryuchkova as bride

Ivan Bortnik as Kroykov

Lyudmila Arinina as Serafima Petrovna

Igor Dmitriev as passenger on the ship

References

External links

1977 films

1970s Russian-language films

Soviet romance films

Films directed by Ilya Averbakh

Lenfilm films

Films based on Russian novels

1970s romance films