A Simple Story

The war was over. Like many of her female friends, Sasha Potapova was left a widow. It was hard living without a man’s shoulder to lean on, without love and affection, yet no one had ever seen her crying or despairing. For her strong character, the fellow-villagers elected her a collective farm chairwoman. The work, with its cares and worries, helped all but forget about her personal misfortune and woman’s loneliness. And then she fell in love – a bittersweet, unshared love, but happy anyway…

Director: Yuri Yegorov

Cast: Nonna Mordyukova, Mikhail Ulyanov, Vasiliy Shukshin, Valentina Vladimirova, Irina Murzayeva, Danylo Ilchenko, Nina Sazonova, Vladimir Smirnov

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.