The House I Live In (1957)
The camera captures a sensitivity seldom seen in this stirring drama from Soviet Russia
1935. Two families — Davydov's with three children and the newlyweds Lida and Dmitri Kashirin's — enter the new house on the outskirts of Moscow into a common communal apartment. The children grow up, and they and the adults around them are looking for their place in life, looking for answers to the questions of who to be and what to be, quarreling, making peace, building relationships, destroying them. Six years later, the peaceful lives of characters, with their joys and misfortunes, quarrels and reconciliations, and complex personal relationships, are blown up by a war that connects everyone at once, forcing them to see the meaning of their days, their attitudes to each other and their life values in a different way. For some of them, war is a fatal trait.
Cast
- Valentina Telegina - Klavdiya Davydova
- Nikolai Yelizarov - Pavel Davydov
- Vladimir Zemlyanikin - Seryozha Davydov
- Yuri Myasnikov - Seryozha Davydov in childhood
- Yevgeni Matveyev - Konstantin Davydov
- Rimma Shorokhova - Katya Davydova
- Pavel Shalnov - Nikolai
- Mikhail Ulyanov - Dmitri Kashirin
- Ninel Myshkova - Lida
- Klavdiya Yelanskaya - Actress
Screenplay
- Iosif Olshansky
- Vera Biryukova (Script Editor)
- Aleksey Fatyanov (Lyricist)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The House I Live In about?
- 1935. Two families — Davydov's with three children and the newlyweds Lida and Dmitri Kashirin's — enter the new house on the outskirts of Moscow into a common communal apartment. The children grow up, and they and the adults around them are looking for their place in life, looking for answers to the questions of who to be and what to be, quarreling, making peace, building relationships, destroying them. Six years later, the peaceful lives of characters, with their joys and misfortunes, quarrels and reconciliations, and complex personal relationships, are blown up by a war that connects everyone at once, forcing them to see the meaning of their days, their attitudes to each other and their life values in a different way. For some of them, war is a fatal trait.
- Who directed The House I Live In?
- The House I Live In was directed by Lev Kulidzhanov, Yakov Segel.
- Who stars in The House I Live In?
- The House I Live In stars Valentina Telegina, Nikolai Yelizarov, Vladimir Zemlyanikin, Yuri Myasnikov, Yevgeni Matveyev, Rimma Shorokhova.
- How long is The House I Live In?
- The House I Live In has a runtime of 1h 35m (95 minutes).
- What genre is The House I Live In?
- The House I Live In is a Drama film.
- Where was The House I Live In produced?
- The House I Live In was produced in Soviet Union.