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There Was an Old Couple (1965)

Name: There Was an Old Couple
Genre: Drama
Released: 1965
Duration: 103 min

Directed by Grigoriy Chukhray

Drama · 1h 43m

In this provocative Soviet drama, an aged couple are left homeless after their farm burns down, and they head off to live with their impoverished daughter. When they arrive, they are appalled to learn that she has abandoned her child and husband to run away with a married man. The husband is now an alcoholic, so the grandparents stay on to support their son-in-law in his time of need and to help care for their grandson. Later, the errant daughter is dumped by her lover and returns. Many fights ensue until the grandfather banishes his troublesome daughter from their lives.