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Heavenly Swallows (1976)

Genre : Romance, Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 2H 6M

Director : Leonid Kvinikhidze
Writer : Leonid Kvinikhidze

Synopsis

Denise de Flavigny, a young convent student, discovers a double-life of the organist Célestin, who teaches her music at the convent. He secretly composes popular operettas for his mistress Corinne. Célestin visits the city to witness the premiere of his latest effort; Denise escapes the convent as well. Following a quarrel with Célestin, Corinne walks out and instead, Denise appears in her role, taking the name Mam'zelle Nitouche. Denise falls in love with Fernand, a handsome young soldier. Both Denise and Célestin are mistaken for soldiers absent without leave and shipped off to an army camp. A series of coincidences brings happiness to all concerned.

Actors

Iya Ninidze
Iya Ninidze
Nitouche
Andrey Mironov
Andrey Mironov
Célestin / Floridor
Aleksandr Shirvindt
Aleksandr Shirvindt
Major de Longueville
Lyudmila Gurchenko
Lyudmila Gurchenko
Corinne
Irina Gubanova
Irina Gubanova
Caroline
Era Ziganshina
Era Ziganshina
Ursule
Sergei Zakharov
Sergei Zakharov
Fernand
Galina Ilieva
Galina Ilieva
Henriette

Crews

Leonid Kvinikhidze
Leonid Kvinikhidze
Director
Albert Millaud
Albert Millaud
Theatre Play
Henri Meilhac
Henri Meilhac
Theatre Play
Leonid Kvinikhidze
Leonid Kvinikhidze
Screenplay
Viktor Lebedev
Viktor Lebedev
Original Music Composer

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