The Songs of the Sea
- Music
Overview
"One pure peaceful sky, one bright southern sun, one warm Black sea and deep true friendship of burning hearts connect the Soviet and Romanian youth..." A musical ensemble of Romanian students dreams of being selected for a competition in Sochi, Russia. They hear rumors that a Russian ship with a festival talent scout will be arriving in the port of Constanta. The band sets up for a performance at the harbor, in hopes of attracting the scout’s attention immediately upon arrival. A case of mistaken identity leads to a series of complications involving a suitcase, two small-time gangsters, a blonde tourist, and the band’s drummer. This attempt at a plot conforms of course to the conventions of romantic musical comedies, resulting in a film full of song and dance. With memorable song titles like “Yes, I am an umbrella” and “Let’s play my guitar”, this Romanian-Soviet co-production is as silly as it is irresistible.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 7, 1971
- Original language
- Russian
- Spoken languages
- Romanian, Russian
- Countries
- Romania, Soviet Union
- Production
- Mosfilm
- Director
- Francisc Munteanu
- Cinematography
- Aleksandr Shelenkov,Yu-Lan Chen
- Music
- Mark Fradkin
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0128126