The Theme
1979, Russian. Directed by Gleb Panfilov.
In search of inspiration and new topics, the famous metropolitan writer Kim Yesenin goes to the province. Unexpectedly for himself, he discovers that here people live very differently than in the world familiar to him. By chance, he witnesses someone else's love drama - intellectual Sasha and dissident Andrei who is leaving for America.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 9 January 1979
- Original title
- Тема
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Aleksandr Chervinsky, Gleb Panfilov
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The Theme runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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The Theme isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 January 1979. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Theme?
The Theme (1979) was directed by Gleb Panfilov and stars Mikhail Ulyanov, Inna Churikova, Yevgeni Vesnik.