A French Lesson (1978)

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A French Lesson on IMDb 7.7/10 126 votes

Released:
1978-12-17

Overview:
Actions of the movie occurred in Post-WWII years in small village. Mother with three children. Father was lost in the war, like many other. 11-year old son rather smart boy is main help in housekeeping. But here was primary school only, and he was sent to study to neighbor village over 50 km. He lives with his mother's friend - woman and two children. Mother brought food one time per 3 weeks, and he cooks and eats separately from householders. To buy more food he plays game 'money'. He was beaten by older boys – usual child's cruelty.

Director:
Yevgeni Tashkov

Runtime:
0h 0min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Mikhail Yegorov
    as
    Володя
  • Valentina Talyzina
    as
    тётя Надя
  • Galina Yatskina
    as
    Мария Андреевна, мать Володи
  • Oleg Golubitsky
    as
    директор школы Василий Андреевич
  • Oleg Kazennov
    as
    Тишкин