Nevermore
1962 · Soviet Union · 90 min
- Director
- Pyotr Todorovsky
- Screenplay
- Grigory Pozhenyan
- Music
- Oleg Karavaychuk
- Cinematography
- Pyotr Todorovsky
- Production company
- Odesa Film Studio
Cast
What it is about
A new director arrives from Leningrad at a large shipbuilding factory. Aleksin is competent, intelligent and principled, but his cold manner and insistence on discipline clash with the workforce, and he gradually becomes isolated. His attempts to reach out fail to close the distance between him and those around him, including at home with his wife.
How it was made
Directed by Piotr Todorovski, with a screenplay by Grigori Pozhenyan and produced by Odesa Film Studio, the film relies on performances by Yevgeni Yevstigneyev and Ninel Myshkova. Todorovski also handled the cinematography, and the music was composed by Oleg Karavaichuk. The film was shot alongside I Am Twenty by Marlen Khutsiev.
Reception and legacy
Critic Sergey Kudryavtsev observed that the film avoids excessive fervor and maximalist pathos, unlike several anti-authority scenes in Khutsiev's work. In 2023, columnist Galina Ivankina reviewed it harshly, questioning the director's character and his way of treating the staff.
Trailer
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Trivia
A parallel shoot
The film was shot at the same time as I Am Twenty by Marlen Khutsiev, a contrast that critics have considered when comparing the two works.
A scene with forks
After being greeted with silence at a wedding, the protagonist surprises the guests by playing the forks, one of the film's most memorable scenes.
More films by Pyotr Todorovsky
Wartime Romance
Waiting for Love
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