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Bountiful Summer (Russian: Щедрое лето, romanized: Shchedroe leto) is a 1951 Soviet musical comedy drama film directed by Boris Barnet and starring Nina Arkhipova, Nikolay Kryuchkov and Viktor Dobrovolsky. The film is set on a collective farm in Ukraine.
It was shot at the Kiev Film Studio in 1950, but released the following year. It was also released in America the same year in a subtitled version by Artkino Pictures. The film was shot using a version of the sovcolor process.




Plot


The film is set in the aftermath of World War II. Petr Sereda, a demobilized soldier, returns to his native collective farm, where he is warmly welcomed and soon takes on the role of chief accountant. At the same time, the community celebrates the arrival of Oksana Podpruzhenko, a celebrated labor heroine and Hero of Socialist Labor.
The farm is led by Nazar, Petr's old friend and wartime comrade, who serves as the kolkhoz chairman. The film follows the collective's efforts to achieve record-breaking agricultural results, showcasing the camaraderie and determination of its workers. Through a series of humorous and lighthearted episodes, it portrays the challenges of farm life, including economic and personal tensions, which are quickly and amicably resolved.
Amidst these challenges, the narrative celebrates the kolkhoz's progress and the spirit of cooperation among its members. Key events include the various stages of the harvest, the ambitious goals of competing brigades, and the evolving relationships between the characters, often punctuated by misunderstandings that resolve with ease. The story culminates in a regional agricultural exhibition, where the collective proudly displays its achievements and a shared vision for modernization.




Cast


Nina Arkhipova as Vera Groshko
Nikolay Kryuchkov as Nazar Protsenko
Viktor Dobrovolsky as Ruban
Marina Bebutova as Oksana Podpruzhenko
Anton Dunajsky as Prokopchuk
Georgi Gumilevsky as Musi Antonovich
Alla Kazanskaya as Zoological technician
Muza Krepkogorskaya as Darka
Mikhail Kuznetsov as Peter Sereda
Vera Kuznetsova as Ekaterina Matveievna
Yelena Maksimova as Kolodchka
Konstantin Sorokin as Teslyuk
Mikhail Vysotsky as Podpruzhenko
Zoya Tolbuzina as Vera




References






Bibliography


Peter Kenez. Cinema and Soviet Society: From the Revolution to the Death of Stalin. I.B.Tauris, 2001.




External links


Bountiful Summer at IMDb

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