Distraction for the Soul

The story

Based on the novel by same name by Vladimir Makanin. A cabinetmaker falls in love with a poetess who is courted by a university professor. The cabinetmaker has a wife and two high school sons. He is confronted with a difficult choice between family and beloved woman...

Cast & crew

Valentina Telichkina

Alevtina Nesterova

Vladimir Menshov

Mikhailov

Girts Jakovlevs

Yuri Strepetov

Galina Makarova

Alevtina's Mother

Regīna Razuma

Strepetov's Wife

Gunta Virkava

Alevtina's Friend

Andris Rozenbergs

Director

Juris Karlsons

Music

Miks Zvirbulis

Cinematography