Not by Bread Alone
2005, Russian. Directed by Stanislav Govorukhin.
During the post-WW2 reconstruction in Russia, bald-headed technocrat Drozhdov equates communism with the empowerment of the ordinary man over the arrogant "specialness" of genius. Dedicated scientist Lopatkin takes refuge in Moscow with the potty, brilliant old inventor Busko. Lopatkin works tirelessly on his invention, embarking on a roller-coaster of rejection and acceptance, his work vilified, plucked apart and plagiarized by colleagues, particularly by his nemesis Drozhdov. Drozhdov's wife Natasha, alienated from her cold, controlling husband, is increasingly drawn to Lopatkin, whom she knew when they both taught at the same school. Soon she runs away from her husband and happily keeps house for the two absent-minded ex-professors Lopatkin and Busko. Natasha is ready to give Lopatkin her own life, love and faith. Lopatkin is eager to sacrifice his life for the idea, doing the utmost for his motherland.
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Stanislav GovorukhinDirector
- Svetlana KhodchenkovaNadezhda Drozdova
- Aleksey PetrenkoProfessor Busko
- Mikhail EliseevLopatkin
- Viktor SukhorukovDrozdov
- Valentina BerezutskayaLukeria Pavlovna
- Varvara Shulyatyevamaid Shura
- Alexander RosenbaumCast
- Evgeniy GrishkovecCast
- Vladimir SemagoTupikin
- Viktor BortsovPetr Sianov
- Yuliya AugTitova
- Mikhail SolodkoCast
Details
- Released
- 24 November 2005
- Original title
- Не хлебом единым
- Country
- Russia
- Written by
- Vladimir Valutsky
- Box office
- $40K
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What Not by Bread Alone is based on
Not by Bread Alone is based on Not by Bread Alone by Vladimir Dudintsev.
Not by Bread Alone
By Vladimir Dudintsev
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Who directed Not by Bread Alone?
Not by Bread Alone (2005) was directed by Stanislav Govorukhin and stars Svetlana Khodchenkova, Aleksey Petrenko, Mikhail Eliseev.
What is Not by Bread Alone based on?
Not by Bread Alone is based on Not by Bread Alone by Vladimir Dudintsev.