By the Lake

By the Lake — Plot

The film is a reflection on the responsibility of man to other people, native nature and the world around us, the problem of preserving Lake Baikal, on the banks of which a large construction project has unfolded. The first half of the 60s of the XX century, the story of the love of young Lena Barmina to an adult respectable person, bearing on his shoulders a heavy burden of responsibility for the activities of a huge enterprise. Construction engineer Chernykh and Lena, the daughter of a scientist, are doing everything to save the lake from harmful and unjustified plums. A difficult relationship develops between them and soon Lena realizes that she is in love. But after learning that Chernykh is married, the girl leaves...

• Release date
• April 13, 1970
• Runtime
• 173 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance
• Director
• Sergei Gerasimov

By the Lake — Cast

Oleg Zhakov Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Barmin Natalya Belokhvostikova Lena Barmina Vasiliy Shukshin Vasili Vasilievich Chernykh Valentina Telichkina Valya Korolkova Natalya Arinbasarova Katya Olzoyeva Mikhail Nozhkin Yakovlev Vadim Spiridonov Konovalov Nikolay Eryomenko Alyosha