Zhanna Bolotova

For her first feature after graduating from the All-Russian State Institute for Cinematography (VGIK), Larisa Shepitko trained her lens on the fascinating Russian character actress Maya Bulgakova, who gives a marvelous performance as a once heroic Russian fighter pilot now living a quiet, disappointingly ordinary life as a school principal... (criterion.com)

Dr. Martin Ivens, a well-known Western specialist, has dedicated his life to discovering the "secret" of the aging process. His scientific quest is rendered existential when he is saved from a fiery plane crash by an expedition of enlightened aliens from Orion.

In a fashion which combines drama and humor, the film tells the story of a writer's memories of his youth during and after the Second World War, when he was raised as an orphan in state schools. (allmovie.com)

In the experimental clinic the pilot batch of valuable drug "vitofan" is stolen. Major Grigast suspects some of the employees of the clinic.

A romance blossoms between a young telephone line repair man and his neighbour, who continually calls the telephone company to report a fault.