There Was an Old Couple (1965)
Overview
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.
Cast
Vera Kuznetsova
Lyudmila Maksakova
Georgiy Martynyuk
Galina Polskikh
Viktor Kolpakov
Nikolay Kryuchkov
Nikolai Sergeyev
Giuli Chokhonelidze
Vladimir Suvorov
Anatoli Fedorinov
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