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Ivan and Colombina (1977)

Ivan and Colombina (1977)

Drama
Release Date: 1977, February 22
Directors: Valeri Chechunov
Countries: Soviet Union
Production: Lenfilm
Cast: Elena Tsyplakova, Vladimir Basov, Irina Muravyova, Viktor Fokin, Gennadiy Yukhtin, Igor Ledogorov, Alexander Kharitonov, Konstantin Sorokin

Overview:

After being demobilized, Ivan Cheprasov came to work in the motorcade. The chief assigns Ivan an ancient wreck that no one has bothered to repair. 'Colombina'—as the drivers jokingly nicknamed the old car—became a 'touchstone' for Ivan, testing his resilience and skill. Additionally, Colombina serves as a highly humanized metaphor for metal in Ivan's life, continuing the tradition of Soviet social realism by portraying another archetype, in this case, the ideal chauffeur.