Big School-Break
Created byGosteleradio
Written byAleksei Korenev
Georgy Sadovnikov
Directed byAleksei Korenev
StarringMikhail Kononov
Aleksandr Zbruyev
Yevgeny Leonov
Rolan Bykov
Lyudmila Kasatkina
Theme music composerEduard Kolmanovsky
Country of originSoviet Union
Original languageRussian
No. of episodes4
Production
CinematographyAnatoly Mukasei
Running time268 min
Original release
Release1972 (1972) –
1973 (1973)

Big School-Break (or Big Break translit. Bolshaya Peremena, Russian: Большая перемена) is a Soviet 1972 TV miniseries in 4 episodes. It was known in the US as The Long Recess, and it is loosely based on Georgy Sadovnikov's novel Walk towards people (Иду к людям).

Plot summary

Nestor Petrovich Severov, a student preparing to start his PhD in Russian history, has his ego bruised by his girl-friend, who beats him on their entrance exam. He starts working at a night school, having had his spot at a graduate program taken away by the young woman. He soon finds out that teaching adults can be very hard, especially when they aren't willing to learn.

Cast

Production

Film locations

The film was shot in Yaroslavl (Central Park, Kotoroslnaya embankment, Damansky Island etc.)[1] and Moscow (Moscow State Pedagogical University).[2]

Music

External videos
video icon Black and White

The main song of the film is Black and White (Russian: Чёрное и белое, lit. 'Chyornoe i beloe'), sang by Svetlana Kryuchkova, written by Eduard Kolmanovsky and Mikhail Tanich specifically for her.[3][4]

In the wake of the huge film success, this song became associated with Kryuchkova for many years.[5][6][7]

Reviews

Despite critical reviews, the film is considered a classic[8] and is often shown on Russian TV channels.

Mikhail Kononov was skeptical about the film. In his memoirs, he wrote: "In the multi-series "Big School-Break", the full spectre of four generations of actors was collected, ranging from popular folk to those who had just graduated from theater schools. I had to justify phantasmagoric situations and an absurd script. A lot has been written about the "Big School-Break", and it was successfully held abroad. Such was the strength of talents in Russia at that time. Any nonsense in their performance looked cute and charming, and most importantly — sincere".[9]

References

  1. ↑ Ирина Ивойлова. (January 2010). "Школьная история" (газета) (11 (5090)) (Российская газета — Неделя ed.): 11. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. 21 {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help). In Russian
  2. ↑ "Фильмы, снятые в МПГУ | Главный портал МПГУ". Archived from the original on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  3. ↑ Razzakov F. I. "Dossier on the stars. Idols of all generations". — Eksmo-Press, 1999. — p. 174—175.
  4. ↑ Видеосюжет: Светлана Крючкова исполняет песню «Черное и белое» In Russian
  5. ↑ "«Мы выбираем, нас выбирают»: поклонников поразили редкие фото молодой Светланы Крючковой". Домашний очаг (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-11-11. In Russian
  6. ↑ Татьяна Уланова (2017-06-21). "«Грех менять облик». Прямая и откровенная Светлана Крючкова". aif.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-11-11. In Russian
  7. ↑ "Три развода, клиническая смерть и рак: актриса Светлана Крючкова распланировала свои похороны". www.kp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-11-11. In Russian
  8. ↑ Novitskiy Е. Georgiy Daneliya. — The Young Guard, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Последние дни Михаила Кононова. Отрывки из его неопубликованной книги". Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2007-07-18.


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