Genre: Romantic Comedy

Duration: 141 mins

Format: 35mm

Director: Eldar Ryazanov

Cast: Lyudmilla Gurchenko, Oleg Basilashvili, Nikita Mikhalkov

Awards: Nominated, Palm d'Or, (1983 Cannes Film Festival)

Censorship Classification: PG - Parental Guidance Recommended

This tale of romance is full of surprises, essentially making it a rollercoaster ride, with comedic highs and moving, touching lows. Oleg Basilashvili plays the quiet pianist Platon who is traveling to meet his father on a train. He becomes involved in a series of unfortunate events. First his passport is stolen and then he is accused of causing a car accident. He becomes romantically involved with Vera, a waitress working in the station's restaurant. This film was one of Lyudmila Gurchenko's greatest performances and is being screened this year in memory of her passing. Station for Two is a classic that is made all the more special by providing a real insight into the true Russia of the early 1980s.