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''Dnestrovskiye melodii'' (russian: Днестровские мелодии; ro, Melodii nistrene) is a 1973
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Moldavian
musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...
starring Sofia Rotaru in the main role, as well as
Ion Suruceanu Ion Suruceanu (born September 9, 1949) is a Moldovan singer and former parliamentarian. In 1990 he was awarded the People's Artist award of Moldavian SSR. Brief background Ion Suruceanu was born in the village of Suruceni, Ialoveni District, ...
, Nadezhda Chepraga and Maria Cudreanu. The movie
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izes 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.


Plot

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, 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
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. 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 The Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic ( ro, Republica Sovietică Socialistă Moldovenească, Moldovan Cyrillic: ) was one of the 15 republics of the Soviet Union which existed from 1940 to 1991. The republic was formed on 2 August 1940 ...
: Hotel "Intourist", Concert Palace "Octombrie".


Cast

Emil Loteanu Emil Vladimirovich Loteanu (6 November 1936 – 18 April 2003) was a Romanian-Soviet film director born in what is now Moldova. He moved to Moscow in his early life. His best known films are ''Lăutarii'', ''Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven'', '' A H ...
, 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 * ro, Proletari din toate țările, uniți-vă! (Moldovan Cyrillic: ) * uk, Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся! * russian: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! , title_leader = First Secr ...
. }; ro, Orașul meu alb , Sofia 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

Moldovan drama films Soviet musical drama films Soviet-era Moldovan films 1973 films {{Moldova-film-stub