When the Trees Were Tall

The story of a man who routinely dodges all responsibility, bemoans fate, spends his days boozing, and refuses to work. The act of playing long-lost father to a pretty teenager spurs him to turn over a new leaf.

• Director: Lev Kulidzhanov
• Cast: Inna Gulaya, Yuriy Nikulin, Leonid Kuravlyov, Vasiliy Shukshin, Lyudmila Chursina, Viktor Pavlov, Yekaterina Mazurova, Yelena Korolyova