Not by Bread Alone

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Svetlana Khodchenkova

Nadezhda Drozdova

Age : 41 | Popularity : 55%

Aleksey Petrenko

Professor Busko

Age : N/A | Popularity : 35%

Mikhail Eliseev

Lopatkin

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Viktor Sukhorukov

Drozdov

Age : 73 | Popularity : 31%

Valentina Berezutskaya

Lukeria Pavlovna

Age : N/A | Popularity : 16%

Varvara Shulyatyeva

maid Shura

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Alexander Rosenbaum

Age : 73 | Popularity : 8%

Evgeniy Grishkovec

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Stanislav Govorukhin
Production	Producer	Ekaterina Maskina
Writing	Screenplay	Vladimir Valutskiy
	Novel	Vladimir Dudincev
Camera	Director of Photography	Yury Klimenko
Department	Role	Name

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