By the Lake

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By the Lake
Film poster
Directed bySergei Gerasimov
Written bySergei Gerasimov
StarringOleg Zhakov
Vasily Shukshin
Natalya Belokhvostikova
CinematographyVladimir Rapoport
Vladimir Arkhangelsky
Music byIlya Kataev
Production
company
Release date
1969
Running time
184 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

By the Lake (Russian: У озера, romanizedU ozera) is a two-part 1969 Soviet film directed by Sergei Gerasimov. In 1971 the USSR State Prize for this film was awarded to Sergei Gerasimov, cinematographer Vladimir Rapoport, art director Pyotr Galadzhev, and the group of leading actors: Oleg Zhakov, Vasily Shukshin, Natalya Belokhvostikova.

Plot

The film covers the time period of the first half of the 1960s.

On the shore of Lake Baikal construction of a pulp and paper mill is planned. Well-known scientist Professor Barmin and his daughter Lena start to fight to preserve the unique ecosystem of the lake. At the same time Lena Barmina's personal drama unfolds, when she falls in love with the married elderly plant director Vasily Chernykh. One of the main characters in the film was based on the scientist Mikhail Kozhov [ru], an expert on the fauna of Lake Baikal.

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