Women () is a 1966 Soviet drama film directed by Pavel Lyubimov. Based on the story of the same name by Irina Velembovskaya.
Plot
The film takes place after the war. The film tells about women workers, their joys and failures. Yevdokia Kuzina arrives in the early fifties from the village to the city, accidentally meets a furniture factory worker, Yekaterina Bednova, a widow with her son, who settles her in her house and helps her get a job at the factory. After a while, Yevdokia begins to meet with Yuri, known to the entire factory. Their relationship ends with an unsuccessful abortion, and Yevdokia learns that she will no longer have children.
Cast
Inna Makarova as Yevdokia Kuzina
Nina Sazonova as Yekaterina Bednova
Nadezhda Fedosova as Grusha
Galina Yatskina as Alya Yagodkina
Valentina Vladimirova as Liza
Irina Murzaeva as elevator girl
Irina Martemyanova as lady at the dance
Lyusyena Ovchinnikova as Anna
Viktor Mizin as Vityka
Vitali Solomin as Zhenya Bednov
Pyotr Lyubeshkin as Konstantin Ivanovich
Ye. Mandrykin as episode
Pyotr Polev as Dimitriy Polev
Dmitri Popov as Yura
Valeriy Rukin as Zhorka
Release
One of the leaders of the Soviet film distribution in 1966 36.6 million people (6th place).