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Monologue of Love Directed by Larisa Maslyuk Produced by Larisa Maslyuk Written by Grigore Vieru Starring Sofia Rotaru Music by Arnold Svyatogorov, Tatyana Dikareva and others Distributed by Ukrtelefilm Release date(s) 
1 January 1986
1 January 1986Running time 71 min. Country Soviet Union Language Ukrainian
Russian
MoldavianBudget $,000,000 (estimated) Box office $,000,000 (Worldwide) Monologue of Love is a Soviet Ukrainian musical telefilm, written by Grigore Vieru and directed by Larisa Maslyuk, starring Sofia Rotaru in the main role. The movie filmed at Ukretelefilm (Ukrainian Studio of Television Films - Gosteleradio 1986) in Crimea (Ukrainian SSR), Kazakh SSR and Lithuanian SSR, features the new conception in the Soviet musical telefilms: substantial poetry monologues recited by Sofia Rotaru on themes associated with love, followed by thematic songs and corresponding natural geographical and theatrical scenic setting.
Contents
Plot
The conceptual base are the poetic monologues read by Sofia Rotaru playing herself, singer. The monologues were read by Sofia Rotaru in Russian, whereas their author, G. Vieru, has supposedly wrote them in Moldavian beforehand. In between the monologues, adapted music videos appear in all different kinds of scenery from Kazakh desert to Bukovinian rich green villages, passing by beautiful Crimean Black Sea and Lithuanian Baltic Sea shorelines. Sofia Rotaru performs personally in the movie without double stunt performers, namely the role of windsurfer in love, singing the song "Amor" in Moldavian language.
Soundtrack
Sofia Rotaru performed following songs:
Echo of Fidelity, Insignificant Event, They Say, Autumn, Night, We - People, "Retro" Machine, Leaves Flew Away, In My House, Amor, The Water Flows, Give Me a Break
Composers: I. Poklad, David Tukhmanov, A. Morozov, K. Shuaev, Arnold Svyatogorov, G. Tatarchenko, V. Laschyuk, Tatyana Dikareva, Vladimir Matetsky.
Lyrics by authors: Rasul Gamzatov, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Andrey Voznesensky, Grigore Vieru, Yu. Rybchinskiy, I. Lazarevskiy, M. Ryabinin, V. Bliznichuk, G. Taranenko, Nikolay Rubtsov, V. Laschyuk, A. Saed-Shakh,
Music was performed by ensembles: "Chervona Ruta", "Calendar", "Forum", "Synthesis", "Display", State Pop-Symphonic Orchestra of USSR, group of violin players of the pop-symphonic orchestra of the Ukrainian Television and Radio
N°[1] Song Performed by Authors Commentaries 1 Theatre
Russian: Театр/TeatrSofia Rotaru Lyrics:
Music:2 They Say
Russian: Говорят/GovoryatSofia Rotaru Lyrics:
Music:3 Echo of Fidelity
Russian: Эхо верности/Ekho vernostiSofia Rotaru Lyrics:
Music:4 Little Incident
Russian: Маленькое происшествие/Malenikoe proishestvieSofia Rotaru Lyrics:
Music:5 Autumn
Russian: Осень/OseniSofia Rotaru Lyrics:
Music:6 Night
Russian: Ночь/NochiSofia Rotaru Lyrics:
Music:7 We - People
Russian: Мы - люди/My - lyudiSofia Rotaru Lyrics:
Music:8 "Retro Machine"
Russian: Машина "Ретро"/Mashina "Retro"Sofia Rotaru Lyrics:
Music:9 Leaves Have Flown Away
Russian: Улетели листья/Uleteli listyaSofia Rotaru Lyrics:
Music:10 Water Flows
Ukrainian: Тече вода/Teche vodaSofia Rotaru Lyrics:
Music:11 Love
Moldovan: AmorSofia Rotaru Lyrics:
Music:12 Life, Send Me a Break
Russian: Жизнь, ниспошли мне передышку/Zhizni, nisposhli mne peredyshkuSofia Rotaru Lyrics:
Music:13 In My House
Russian: В доме моем/V dome moyomSofia Rotaru Lyrics:
Music:Cast
- V. Stepanov, Ira Chernyaeva, Lena Sedova,
- students of villages: Rybachy in Kaliningrad Oblast, Nida in Lithuanian SSR.
- Ensemble of pop dances of the Palace of Culture of "Abay",
- actors of puppet theatre in Shevchenko, Fort-Shevchenko in Kazakh SSR,
- Vyzhnytsia in Chernivtsi Oblast,
- Gurzuf in Crimea
Production
- Producer: Larisa Maslyuk
- Cameraman: Guennadiy Zubanov
- Scenario: Grigore Vieru
- The music recorded by Vladimir Leshchenko
- Responsible for movie production and processing: V. Kozyarevich, Ya. Golovach, K. Petrov, V. Kuznetsov, N. Zachipelenko, I. Bonitenko, B. Sidrochenko, V. Vorobiev, I. Gusev, A. Bilko, A. Makedon, T. Semekha, N. Svetikova, I. Sidorov
References
- ^ Chronological order
External links
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
- Sofia Rotaru
- Russian-language films
- 1986 films
- Concert films
- Dance films
- 1986 in the Soviet Union
- Ukrainian films
- Soviet-era Ukrainian films
- Ukrainian-language films
- Films about music and musicians
- Films about entertainers
- 1980s musical films
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