Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
BRIGHT SOULS
- Could’ve at least come in to say hello!
- Hello, Yenya!
- What is it?
- Are you mad at me?
- Not at all!
- How can I be mad at the working people?!!
– Oh! You’re so dirty!
– It’s the dust.
- I’ll get you all nasty.
– Nonsense, don’t think of it.
- Should get me nasty more often.
– Oh, you watercolour!
– Yenya, have you seen the carburetor by any chance?
– Sit with me.
– Vasilisa Kalugina has this plush coat.
- It’s so cute!
- You must’ve seen it,
she always wears it to the Sunday market
– Yeah, it’s like…
– Yes, well,
– she’s selling the coat
– So…
– I can’t get it off my mind, Misha.
Tried it on the other day, felt like it had been made for me!
– Let’s buy it then, what’s there to think about?
– Misha!
– A moment, Yenya, I’ll just flush the radiator.
– You’ll soil your nightshirt!
– Well? Are you done?
– Misha!
– Coming!
– I’ll have to take a look at that carburetor.
– She’s started backfiring.
– Do you give it kisses too, by any chance?
– Never doted on me like that, even when we were dating.
– Do we have a spare old blanket?
– Why?
– I’d put it in the trunk.
– The grain is really spilling a lot.
– We’ll find something tomorrow.
– I’ll set this thing on fire one day.
– It’s getting on my nerves.
– You know what it was?
– A tiny piece of cotton wool got into a jet.
– Well, is it fixed yet?
– Of course!
– Reeks of petrol again.
– Again?
– Thirsty.
– There’s kvass in the jug in the mud room.
– Cover it when you’re done.
– Motherf…
– Holy cow, just look at that!
– What a night… magical.
Based on the short story Svetlye Dushi (“Bright Souls”) by Vasily Shukshin
Director, Scriptwriter, Art-Director, Animator: Anastasiia Zhakulina Director of Photography: Igor Skidan-Bosin Sound Designer: Elena Nikolaeva
Voice of Yenya: Veronica Fedorova Voice of Misha: Mikhail Zhakulin Phonogram with a recording of the performance «Wedding party», performer - Olga Sergeeva under license from JSC «Firm Melody», 2022
Producer: Olga Granovskaya Executive Producers: Jenya Babina, Nastya Mukhametzyanova
Administrative Group: Alexander Ageenko, Sergey Belozersky, Anna Ostalskaya, Ekaterina Dikareva, Ekaterina Tarumova Thanks to Nathan Mezhibowski
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