Viktor Khokhryakov

Dovzhenko's final feature is a biography of the famed Russian horticulturist, even imagining him as an artist of sorts: his pre-Revolutionary hardships bear a certain Tolstoyan quality, up to and including damnation from the church. (FilmLinc)

"Lisa y zayats" is based on ancient Russian prialkas as a source of inspiration. (mubi.com)

The romantic friendship between two teenagers is spoiled by suspicion and sneers of other people and the girl leaves the town. (bfi)

The story of a young woman who, after her years at university in the city, returns to her hometown an engineer and begins work on a huge new power plant. She continues to supervise work on the plant throughout the war.