| I Cannot Say "Farewell" | |
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| Directed by | Boris Durov |
| Written by | Lidia Nemyonova |
| Starring | Sergei Varchuk Anastasia Ivanova Tatiana Parkina |
| Cinematography | Aleksander Rybin |
| Music by | Evgeniy Gevorgyan |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
I Cannot Say "Farewell" (Russian: Не могу сказать «прощай», romanized: Ne mogu skazat «proschai») is a 1982 romantic drama directed by Boris Durov.[1][2] The film was very popular in the Soviet Union, seen by 32 million viewers in the first two months of its release and 34.6 million in total, reaching the 4th place at the 1982 Soviet box office.[3][4][5]
The film tells the story of the plain and homely Lida Tenyakova, who meets the charming womanizer Sergei Vatagin at a dance party and quickly falls in love with him.
- ^ "Не могу сказать "прощай". Х/ф". Russia-1.
- ^ ""Не могу сказать «прощай": что стало с актерами, сыгравшими в культовом фильме". StarHit.
- ^ Ambre Maia. "35 лет фильму "Не могу сказать "прощай": вспоминает Сергей Варчук". sobesednik.
- ^ I Cannot Say "Farewell" at KinoPoisk
- ^ List of the Soviet box office leaders (1978-1989) by Sergey Kudryavtsev (in Russian)