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Accordion (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Accordion' is a 1934 Soviet musical film directed by Igor Savchenko.Christie & Taylor p.427
Plot
The merry village accordionist Timofey Dudin, or as known by his nickname Timoshka, is elected secretary at one of the Komsomol units. This high office, in his opinion, is not compatible with playing on the accordion. The unusual prolonged silence leads quickly to a discord between the true Komsomol and the kulak supporters which causes Timoshka to pick up his accordion again ...
Cast
* Zoya Fyodorova - Marusenka
* Pyotr Savin - Timoshka
* Igor Savchenko - son of a kulak
* Nikolay Gorlov - Mitya
* Nikolai Yarochkin
* Nikolai Zyryanov
* Pyotr Gorelov
* Lyalya Sateyeva
* Ye. Yukhova
* E. Pirogova
Production
Poet Aleksandr Zharov assisted Savchenko with the rhymed dialog. The film was made from concept to release in eight months at a time when the average production time would extend into years.
References
Bibliography
* Christie, Ian & Taylor, Richard. 'The Film Factory: Russian and Soviet Cinema in Documents 1896-1939'. Routledge, 2012.
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