Distraction for the Soul

Distraction for the Soul

87 mins | Romance | Aug. 12, 1990

Based on the novel by same name by Vladimir Makanin. A cabinetmaker falls in love with a poetess who is courted by a university professor. The cabinetmaker has a wife and two high school sons. He is confronted with a difficult choice between family and beloved woman...

Distraction for the Soul

87 mins | Romance | Aug. 12, 1990

Distraction for the Soul
Based on the novel by same name by Vladimir Makanin. A cabinetmaker falls in love with a poetess who is courted by a university professor. The cabinetmaker has a wife and two high school sons. He is confronted with a difficult choice between family and beloved woman...
Producers Filmstudio ALKO
Original title Отдушина
Directors Andris Rozenbergs
Writers Vladimir Makanin, Valery Todorovsky

Cast

Valentina Telichkina

as Alevtina Nesterova

Vladimir Menshov

as Mikhailov

Ģirts Jakovļevs

as Yuri Strepetov

Galina Makarova

as Alevtina's Mother

Regīna Razuma

as Strepetov's Wife

Gunta Virkava

as Alevtina's Friend