The Two Fedors

A simple but ultimately affecting tale of the struggle to survive, deal with trauma, and rebuild after the war, with some well-crafted elements. Tamara Syomina shows the kind of true beauty that makes one fervently hope she never suffered a day in her life (in fact, her father was one of those killed in that war, and much later she spent 17 years caring for her husband after he suffered a stroke). And she looks even more beautiful with short hair. Shukshin died at age 45, Chursin at 59.