Lena, a woman in her late twenties, loves her boyfriend, but in time comes to see that their relationship serves no useful function. What's more, she sees that her friends are for the most part empty-headed lackeys, causing her to wonder just what is the point of her life.
Directed by Marlen Khutsiyev
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3.9 / 5
Cast
Evgeniya Uralova
Lena
Aleksandr Belyavskiy
Volodya
Yuri Vizbor
Alik
Aleksandr Mitta
Vladik
Alla Pokrovskaya
Lelya Kurikhina
Valentina Sharykina
Lusya
Evgeniya Kozyreva
Lena's Mother
Yuri Ilchuk
Leva
Boris Belousov
Shanovalov
Vitaly Belyakov
Yura
Galina Dashevskaya
Zinoviy Gerdt
Crew
Marlen Khutsiyev
Director
Marlen Khutsiyev
Writer
Anatoli Grebnev
Writer
German Lavrov
Director of Photography
Yuri Vizbor
Songs
Bulat Okudzhava
Songs
Bulat Okudzhava
Lyricist
Yuri Vizbor
Lyricist
Vladimir Kreps
Script Editor
Boris Gribanov
Script Editor
Popular Reviews
22 reviews
polina
9.0★ · 08/25/25
while I'm on vacation, I mostly rewatch films that I already really like and find new details in them. today, I'm returning home. I rewatched Marlen Khutsiyev‘s ‘July Rain’. It's been raining recently, and I've been caught in it three times this week. so the scene in which the characters are soaked and riding on the metro resonates with me much more than before… It's the most gorgeous portrayal of an era I've only seen on screen. however, it also refers to the eternal and timeless. this film about moral loss, about the terrifyingly quick passage of time, about love that didn’t happen. It is a love letter to art (particularly music), the spirit of freedom, and humanity. It's incredibly expressive, and the impulsiveness of the images and the focus on close-ups of the city fascinate me.
while I'm on vacation, I mostly rewatch films that I already really like and find new details in them. today, I'm returning home. I rewatched Marlen Khutsiyev‘s ‘July Rain’. It's been raining recently, and I've been caught in it three times this week. so the scene in which the characters are soaked and riding on the metro resonates with me much more than before… It's the most gorgeous portrayal of an era I've only seen on screen. however, it also refers to the eternal and timeless. this film about moral loss, about the terrifyingly quick passage of time, about love that didn’t happen. It is a love letter to art (particularly music), the spirit of freedom, and humanity. It's incredibly expressive, and the impulsiveness of the images and the focus on close-ups of the city fascinate me.
oce
7.1★ · 06/23/24
1960s moscow ❤️
1960s moscow ❤️
Bon
9.0★ · 10/05/23
You're telling me life can be beautiful and meaningless and wonderfully melancholic all at the same time?!? Perfect summation of the ennui of your mid-late twenties Never wished more that I was part of the Soviet intelligentsia. I'd love to chat so much shite whilst eating shashlik round the campfire
You're telling me life can be beautiful and meaningless and wonderfully melancholic all at the same time?!? Perfect summation of the ennui of your mid-late twenties Never wished more that I was part of the Soviet intelligentsia. I'd love to chat so much shite whilst eating shashlik round the campfire
