Moscow, my dear
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Moscow, my dear |
| Original title | Москва, любовь моя |
| Country of production |
Soviet Union Japan |
| original language | Russian |
| Publishing year | 1974 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Alexander Mitta Kenji Yoshida |
| script |
Edward Radsinski Tasiuki Kasikura |
| production |
Mosfilm Tōhō Eiga |
| music | Boris Tchaikovsky |
| camera | Vladimir Nachabzew |
| cut | Nadezhda Vesselovskaya |
| occupation | |
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Moscow, my love ( Russian Москва, любовь моя , Moskwa, ljubow moja , Jap. モ ス ク ワ わ が 愛 , Mosukuwa Waga Ai ) is a Soviet-Japanese melodrama by Alexander Mitta and Kenji Yoshida from 1974.
action
The young Yuriko Ono from Hiroshima is being trained as a ballerina . As one of the best students, she is allowed to audition for talent scouts at the Moscow Bolshoi Theater , convinced and is now going to Moscow to complete her training at the Bolshoi. Back lets beside her father - her mother died from the after-effects of the atomic bombing of leukemia - also her best friend Tezuja, but with the remains correspond.
The training at the Bolshoi Theater soon pushes Yuriko to her limits; many things learned in Japan are rejected as wrong in Moscow, even if the teachers recognize Yuriko's great talent. She is plagued by self-doubt and feels rather strange in the city. That changed when she met the sculptor Volodya. Both get closer and Volodya soon confesses his love to Yuriko. She writes about it to Tezuja, who is now traveling to Moscow, since he has now realized that he feels more for his best friend. However, Yuriko cannot return his love.
Over time, Yuriko has danced herself free and is considered a safe contender for the role of Giselle . Shortly before the dress rehearsal, she learns that Volodya has to travel to the south for a work assignment. After the successful dress rehearsal, Yuriko dances freely through the streets of Moscow, but suddenly collapses. She is rushed to the hospital but is feeling so good that she can be discharged soon. However, the doctor forbids her to continue dancing and a short time later Yuriko learns that, like her mother, she is terminally ill with leukemia. She visits Volodya in the south with Tezuja, but does not tell him about the illness. Only Tezuja reports to Volodja that Yuriko is going to die, and he can just about save her from the sea in which Yuriko tried to drown himself. Yuriko's condition is getting worse and worse, she is being treated in the Moscow hospital, but the doctors there, who are also in contact with specialists in Japan, do not know of any effective medication against radiation sickness. Yuriko loses her eyesight and can only vaguely make out Volodya, who is coming to visit. A little later, Tezuja, who had returned to Japan, received a letter telling him of Yuriko's death.
production
Moscow, my love was filmed on location in Hiroshima and Moscow, among others. The film also contains documentary footage from Hiroshima after the atomic bomb was dropped. The film was first shown in Japan on June 29, 1974 and was released in GDR cinemas on June 20, 1975. The television of the GDR first showed the film on January 5, 1975 on DFF 2 .
The film shows the dancers of the Bolshoi Ballet.
synchronization
Fanny Berthold wrote the DEFA dubbing dialogue , and Peter Groeger directed it .
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Yuriko Ono | Komaki Kurihara | Monica Bielenstein |
| Volodya | Oleg Widow | Christian Stövesand |
criticism
"Emotional, well-designed love story," was the opinion of the film service . Cinema called the film "a moving memorial".
Web links
- Moscow, my love in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Moscow, my dear. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ See cinema.de