A Legal Marriage
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A Legal Marriage

4.9 / 10 1985 1h 28mNR Russian
ComedyDrama

Storyline

At the beginning of the 1941 war, a young talented artist Igor and his theater were evacuated to Tashkent. Here he meets music teacher Olga, who is seriously ill with malaria. Igor understands that only treatment in the capital will save the girl. But they are allowed into Moscow only on special passes. And then Igor almost by force drags Olga to the registry office. Feeling responsible for the girl, Igor begins to patronize her more and more...

Cast & Crew

Natalya Belokhvostikova

Natalya Belokhvostikova

Olga Kalinkina

Lead
Igor Kostolevskiy

Igor Kostolevskiy

Igor Voloshin

AM

Albina Matveyeva

Filatova

Ernst Romanov

Ernst Romanov

theater director

Bulat Okudzhava

Bulat Okudzhava

passenger

Yelena Sanayeva

Yelena Sanayeva

Igor's sister

MN

Mikhail Neganov

Golubev

Aleksandr Shvorin

Aleksandr Shvorin

Kuchevskiy

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Albert Mkrtchyan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. A Legal Marriage is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker