Gagarin, ja vas ljubila (1992)
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Director Valentina Rudenko’s personal view of Yuri Gagarin’s family and the first human spaceflight is set against the social changes of the 1960s and the beginning of perestroika.
The story
Director Valentina Rudenko offers a personal view of the 1960s and the first human spaceflight through the story of Yuri Gagarin’s family. His wife Valentina Ivanovna, sister Zoya Bruevich-Gagarina, and niece Tamara Gagarina appear, alongside people connected to him and his legacy. The film places this account in the context of changing social systems and the beginning of perestroika in Russia.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
This film is director Valentina Rudenko’s personal view of the 1960s and the first human spaceflight, seen through the lens of changing social systems, the collapse of the USSR, and the beginning of perestroika in Russia. It tells the story of Yuri Gagarin’s family up to the cosmonaut’s tragic death, and of his wife Valentina’s love and life experiences after losing her husband. Yuri Gagarin’s close relatives appear in the film: his wife, Valentina Ivanovna; his sister, Zoya Bruevich-Gagarina; and his niece, Tamara Gagarina. Also appearing are Yuri Gagarin’s driver, Fyodor Demchuk; his hairdresser, Igor Khokhlov; and Lyudmila Demina, an employee of the Yuri Gagarin Memorial Museum.
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