Synopsis
The Thaw (Оттепель, 2013) is a Russian drama series directed by Valery Todorovsky, available to watch online on iFILM. Moscow, Mosfilm Studios, 1961. Cameraman Viktor Khrustalyov (Yevgeny Tsyganov) is shooting a state-commissioned comedy he doesn't care about, while quietly nursing a plan to make something real from the screenplay a dead friend left behind.
The director working alongside him, Yegor Myachin (Alexander Yatsenko), has the same itch. Both men are drawn to Maryana (Anna Chipovskaya), a chemistry student who ends up in the lead role by accident. Mikhail Yefremov plays a veteran director who has learned to work inside the system without losing himself entirely. Todorovsky shot the series as a portrait of Soviet cultural life during the Khrushchev Thaw — a moment when artists could breathe a little more freely, even if the ceiling hadn't moved much. Each episode closes with poetry and songs from the era.
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