The Songs of the Sea

10/07/1971

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1hr 24min

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Music

STORY

"One pure peaceful sky, one bright southern sun, one warm Black sea and deep true friendship of burning hearts connect the Soviet and Romanian youth..." A musical ensemble of Romanian students dreams of being selected for a competition in Sochi, Russia. They hear rumors that a Russian ship with a festival talent scout will be arriving in the port of Constanta. The band sets up for a performance at the harbor, in hopes of attracting the scout’s attention immediately upon arrival. A case of mistaken identity leads to a series of complications involving a suitcase, two small-time gangsters, a blonde tourist, and the band’s drummer. This attempt at a plot conforms of course to the conventions of romantic musical comedies, resulting in a film full of song and dance. With memorable song titles like “Yes, I am an umbrella” and “Let’s play my guitar”, this Romanian-Soviet co-production is as silly as it is irresistible.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Natalya Fateeva
  • Dan Spataru
  • Ion Dichiseanu
  • Valentina Kutcenko

    Director

  • Francisc Munteanu

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Mosfilm

    Production Countries

  • Romania
  • Soviet Union

LANGUAGES

  • Romanian
  • Russian