Film

The Songs of the Sea

1971 · 1h 24m · Music

IMDb

7.7

"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.

Natalya Fateyeva

Nina

Dan Spataru

Michai

Ion Dichiseanu

Ganea

Valentina Kutsenko

• Francisc MunteanuDirector · Writer
• Boris LaskinWriter
• Aleksandr ShelenkovDirector of Photography
• Yu-Lan ChenDirector of Photography
• Mark FradkinOriginal Music Composer

Release date

October 7, 1971

Status

Released

Original language

Russian

Runtime

1h 24m

Genres

Music