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Dnestrovskiye melodii
original film posterStarring Sofia Rotaru Distributed by Telefilm-Chișinău Release date(s) 1 January 1980
1 January 1973
Running time 79 min. Country Soviet Union (Moldavian SSR) Language Russian, Moldavian Budget $,000,000 (estimated) Box office $,000,000 (Worldwide) Dnestrovskiye melodii (Russian: Днестровские мелодии) is a 1973 Soviet Moldavian musical film starring Sofia Rotaru in the main role, as well as Ion Suruceanu, Nadezhda Chepraga and Maria Cudreanu. The movie symbolizes the propaganda and ideology of the Soviet regime. The movie features songs in Romanian and Russian of Sofia Rotaru and other singers, as well as behind the scenes background voice monologues in Russian between the songs.
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Plot
Nadejda Cepraga, Maria Cudreanu, as well as Ion Suruceanu appear also with soloist performances.
At the time of the movie, Sofia Rotaru, young graduate of the Kishinev Musical Arts Conservatory was a Distinguished Artist of the Ukrainian SSR. The scenic background of the movie attempt to display economic achievement by show-casting new buildings in Chisinău, constructed for the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the communist Moldavian SSR: Hotel "Intourist", Concert Palace "Octombrie". Sofia Rotaru is known to have forgotten her native language after a long singing career on the Soviet stage.
Cast
Emil Loteanu, Eugen Doga appear in episodes as well. Both Loteanu and Doga have lived and worked for extensive periods of time in Soviet Union and Doga is known to be resident of Moscow for the most part of his life.
Production
Most of the featured buildings, serving as decorations and the main filming scene (hotel "Intourist"), palace "October") were in fact built in the very same 1974, specially for the 50th Anniversary of the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
N°[1] Song Performed by Authors Commentaries 1 My White City
Russian: Мой белый город/Moy belyy gorod, Moldovan: Orașul meu albSofia Rotaru Lyrics:
Music:in the opening of the movie, both in Romanian and Russian languages, song, which was the winner of the Golden Orpheus international song festival in Bulgaria References
- ^ Chronological order
Sofia Rotaru Studio albums Sofia Rotaru (1972) · Poёt Sofia Rotaru (1973) · Chervona Ruta (1972) · Poёt Sofia Rotaru (1973) · Sofia Rotaru (1974) · Sofia Rotaru poёt pesni Vladimira Ivasyuka (1975) · Visit to Ukraine (1975) · Poёt Sofia Rotaru (1977) · Sofia Rotaru (1978) · Only For You (1979) · Where Has Love Gone (1981) · Sofia Rotaru and Chervona Ruta Ensemble (1981) · Sofia Rotaru (1982) · Melancolie (1983) · Canadian Tour 1983 (1983) · Tender Melody (1985) · Monologue of Love (1987) · Heart of Gold (1988) · Romantika (1991) · Karavan lyubvi (1993) · Lavanda (1993) · Zolotye pesni 1985/95 (1995) · Khutoryanka (1995) · Noch lyubvi (1996) · Chervona Ruta (1996) · Lyubi menya (1998) · Ya tebya po-prezhdnemu lyublyu (2002) · Snezhnaya koroleva (2002) · Yedinomu (2003) · Listopad (2003) · Lavanda, Khutoryanka, daleye vezde... (2004) · Teche voda (2004) · Nebo – eto ya (2004) · Ya zhe yego lyubila (2005) · Kogda rastsvetayet lyubov (2005) · Tuman (2007) · Serdtse ty moё (2007) · Ya – tvoya lybov'! (2008)Compilations Sofia Rotaru The Best (1999) · Sofia Rotaru 2000 (2000) · Sofia Rotaru – zvёzdnaya seriya (2001) · Sofia Rotaru The Best (2002)Soundtracks Vesenniye sozvuchiya (1973) · Ni slova o futbole (1973) · Taynik u krasnykh kamney (1972) · Little Vera (1988)Tours All Soviet Tour (1971) · Australian Tour (1998) · German Tour (1999) · American Tour (2003) · Russian Tour (2004) · Ukrainian Tour (2006) · Anniversary Tour (2008)Films Solovey iz sela Marshintsy (1966) · Chervona Ruta (1971) · Dnestrovskiye melodii (1973) · Pesnya vsegda s nami (1975) · Gde ty, lyubov'? (1980) · Dusha (1981) · Monologue of Love (1986) · Heart of Gold (1988) · Karavan lyubvi (1991)Concert programmes Vas priglashayet Sofia Rotaru (1986) · Tsvety Sofiy Rotaru (1991) · Ya tebya po-prezhdnemu lyublyu (2001) · Moy zhyzn' – moya lybov (2003) · Anniversary concert (2007)Categories:- Soviet films
- Moldovan films
- Soviet-era Moldovan films
- 1973 films
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