Brief Encounters
1967, Russian. Directed by Kira Muratova.
Country girl Nadia moves to the city and becomes a maid in Valya's apartment. Valya, who is a member of the local District Committee, does not know that Nadia fell in love with her currently absent husband, a geologist named Maksim, when he had visited Nadia's village during a recent expedition.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Brief Encounters is streaming on Criterion Channel and Klassiki in India.
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Cast & crew
- Kira MuratovaDirector
- Nina RuslanovaNadya
- Kira MuratovaValentina Ivanovna
- Vladimir VysotskyMaxim
- Yelena Bazilskaya(as L. Bazilskaya)
- Aleksey Glazyrin(as A. Glazyrin)
- Valeri IsakovStyopa (as V. Isakov)
- Tatyana Midnaya(as T. Midnaya)
- Svetlana NemolyaevaHair-dresser (as Nemolyayeva)
- Sandu KoganCast
- Olga ViklandtCast
Details
- Released
- 13 December 1967
- Original title
- Короткие встречи
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Kira Muratova, Leonid Zhukhovitsky
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How long is Brief Encounters?
Brief Encounters runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
Does Brief Encounters have a post-credits scene?
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Which OTT platform is Brief Encounters on?
Brief Encounters is streaming on Criterion Channel and Klassiki in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Brief Encounters?
If you liked Brief Encounters, try Newness, Your Fault: London, Time Is Up.
Who directed Brief Encounters?
Brief Encounters (1967) was directed by Kira Muratova and stars Nina Ruslanova, Kira Muratova, Vladimir Vysotsky.