Valentina Spirina

Writing

Valentina Spirina

Born — Died

1924-12-31 — 2013-09-06

Place of birth

Moscow, USSR

Known for

Writing

Credits

14 titles

Known for

Vocation poster
10.0

During the war, having lost his family, Alyosha ends up in an orphanage. He devotes all his free time to music, with the full support of his caregiver, Maria Pavlovna. Noticing Alyosha’s exceptional talent, the touring conductor Dobrynin adopts him and brings him to Moscow. Dobrynin is very pleased: his own son and Alyosha now study at the same music school.

Vocation

1956

Fourth Height poster
NR

Real story of the young legendary actress of Soviet cinema Gulya Korolyova, who started acting in films at the age of four. In May 1942, having barely finished school, Gulya voluntarily went to the front and soon died heroically in a battle near Stalingrad.

Fourth Height

1977

The Green Flame poster
6.0

A film comedy about the everyday life of a never-dull young taxi driver, Sergei Nikitin, who, having gone to work in a taxi fleet, receives a "Moskvich" written off due to its unsuitability as a "test" and goes on his first trip around his favorite city; about his readiness to always come to the aid of people.

The Green Flame

1964

At Another People's Holiday poster
9.0

Mother tenth-grader Nadia gets married and goes to her husband. The girl remains single, and when come the holidays, heading South. The mother and stepfather, finding her at the resort, trying to persuade her to move in with them, but not so easy to convince Nadia that they need her…

At Another People's Holiday

1981

Grown-Up Children poster
6.6

Anatoli Kuzmich retired and received a separate apartment in a new house. He and his wife are happy and make bright plans for the future: how they will go to theaters, museums, read their favorite books. But their daughter Lyusya suddenly gets married. Not wanting to part with her, Korolyovs persuade the young spouses to live with them in a new apartment. Soon a child is born, and gradually life together becomes unbearable.

Grown-Up Children

1961

This Disturbing Winter poster
7.5

A story about a young boy who must spend a few months in a hospital.

This Disturbing Winter

1976

Behind the camera

Vocation poster
10.0

During the war, having lost his family, Alyosha ends up in an orphanage. He devotes all his free time to music, with the full support of his caregiver, Maria Pavlovna. Noticing Alyosha’s exceptional talent, the touring conductor Dobrynin adopts him and brings him to Moscow. Dobrynin is very pleased: his own son and Alyosha now study at the same music school.

Vocation

1956

Fourth Height poster
NR

Real story of the young legendary actress of Soviet cinema Gulya Korolyova, who started acting in films at the age of four. In May 1942, having barely finished school, Gulya voluntarily went to the front and soon died heroically in a battle near Stalingrad.

Fourth Height

1977

The Green Flame poster
6.0

A film comedy about the everyday life of a never-dull young taxi driver, Sergei Nikitin, who, having gone to work in a taxi fleet, receives a "Moskvich" written off due to its unsuitability as a "test" and goes on his first trip around his favorite city; about his readiness to always come to the aid of people.

The Green Flame

1964

At Another People's Holiday poster
9.0

Mother tenth-grader Nadia gets married and goes to her husband. The girl remains single, and when come the holidays, heading South. The mother and stepfather, finding her at the resort, trying to persuade her to move in with them, but not so easy to convince Nadia that they need her…

At Another People's Holiday

1981

Grown-Up Children poster
6.6

Anatoli Kuzmich retired and received a separate apartment in a new house. He and his wife are happy and make bright plans for the future: how they will go to theaters, museums, read their favorite books. But their daughter Lyusya suddenly gets married. Not wanting to part with her, Korolyovs persuade the young spouses to live with them in a new apartment. Soon a child is born, and gradually life together becomes unbearable.

Grown-Up Children

1961

This Disturbing Winter poster
7.5

A story about a young boy who must spend a few months in a hospital.

This Disturbing Winter

1976

Valka's Sails poster
NR

A story about a boy who was dreaming about the sea...

Valka's Sails

1974

Premiere in Sosnivka poster
NR

Institute of Culture graduate, a young film director Konstantin Sirotkin, arrives in the village Sosnovka and in the local country club he is trying to put the Schiller's drama "Intrigue and Love". This young director’s work has identified villagers’ talents, their genuine love for the arts and discovered their spiritual beauty.

Premiere in Sosnivka

1986

Knock on Any Door poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Knock on Any Door

1958

Mysterious Find poster
8.0

Three kids from a coastal village in the Far North discover an old rifle in a cave. They learn about a national hero Guriy Gagarka and organize an expedition to gather more info on him.

Mysterious Find

1954

Family is Like Family poster
NR

Mature couple is very serious about having New Year eve in family circle but their suddenly-grown-up children are dead serious to have it their way.

Family is Like Family

1970

Oh, That Nastya! poster
4.4

A funny story about a schoolgirl Nastya who doesn't like anything boring and always looks for adventures.

Oh, That Nastya!

1971

Mr. Student poster
9.0

The adventures of a high school student Igor who is helping Reds during the October Revolution in Russia.

Mr. Student

1985

Steppe Squadron poster
9.0

At the peak of the harvesting season, when there is a shortage of machinery and the new one needed adjustment, the chairman of the collective farm entrusts the combine harvesters to the Steppe Squadron of high school students. Only two of them run away from the hard work, the rest carry the labor watch under Sergey Lotarev till the very end with honor. Having learned that his favorite girl betrayed him and began to openly accept the advances of a visiting student, Lotarev decides to leave for the city, but suddenly a hurricane struck the village - and the hero rushes to the aid of his underaged brigade....

Steppe Squadron

1987