We'll Live Till Monday

We'll Live Till Monday ({Russian Доживём до понедельника, translit. Dozhivyom do ponedelnika) is a 1968 Soviet romantic drama film about a schoolteacher who faces a moral crisis. Directed by Stanislav Rostotsky. Written by Georgi Polonsky. Ilya Semyonovich Melnikov History is the science that makes a person a citizen! Every now and then I hear: “Jaurès did not take into account”, “Hertzen failed”, “Tolstoy misunderstood”... As if a squad of losers were operating in history! Have you ever thought about the great role of paper? We must bow to her boundless patience! You can write on it: [quoting Aleksandr Pushkin.] “The dark of night is lying on the Georgian hills,” or you can write a slander against your neighbor... You can rewrite your dissertation — to remove one name, one fact, to change the interpretation... If you have a paper, why not do it? It will endure everything! But the souls of us and our kids aren't made of paper, Kolya!.. Next time we'll talk about the December armed uprising, and I hope you don't burn down the school before that. Natasha Gorelova It’s impossible to explain happiness... It’s like pinning a sunbeam to paper. Gena Shestopal Happiness is when you are understood. A person needs a state of falling in love. With someone or something. Always. All the way. Otherwise, life is not interesting. Other characters In general, Russia was terribly unlucky with its tsars after Peter the Great. This is my personal opinion. My daughter gets C grades in your discipline systematically, this is surprising and alarming, because history is not mathematics, you don’t need to be a genius. Dialogue Nikolai Borisovich: You want to rest? To nurse your honesty? Let others build? And after we've finished building, you'll refrain from shaking our hands, saying, "You've gotten your hands dirty." Melnikov: Depending on the kind of dirt, I might not want to shake hands. Nikolai Borisovich: Exactly. That sums you up nicely. Pupil: There are only fifteen lines about him in the textbook... Melnikov: Is fifteen lines a lot or a bit? For most people, all that remains is a dash between two dates. Melnikov's mother: Why are you worried, you yourself said that if a person is stupid, it's for a long time. Melnikov: It was Voltaire who said, not me. TV host: First of all, it is necessary to determine what the soul is. Melnikov's mother: Will he really determine it? Pupil girl: Didn’t you receive anything from my dad? Any letter? Melnikov: I did. And this is what I ask you to tell him! Pupil girl: No need, Ilya Semyonovich! Actually, don't pay any attention! He writes letters like this to everyone... Melnikov: To whom - to everyone? Pupil girl: To everyone... Even to the Minister of Culture. Why are actors filmed in such poses in movies... Cast Vyacheslav Tikhonov - Ilya Semyonovich Melnikov — History Teacher Irina Pechernikova - Natalya Sergeevna Gorelova — English Language Teacher, formerly Melnikov's student Nina Menshikova - Svetlana Mikhailovna — Russian Language and Literature Teacher Mikhail Zimin - Nikolai Borisovich — School Principal Nadir Malishevsky - TV Show Host Dalvin Shcherbakov - Borya Rudnitsky, formerly Melnikov's student Olga Zhiznyeva - Melnikov's Mother Lyudmila Arkharova - Nadya Ogarysheva, pupil Valeriy Zubarev - Genka Shestopal, pupil Olga Ostroumova - Rita Cherkasova, pupil Igor Starygin - Kostya Batishchev, pupil Roza Grigoryeva - Sveta Demidova, pupil Yuri Chernov - Syromyatnikov, pupil Lyubov Sokolova - Levikova Arkadi Listarov - Vova Levikov, pupil External links 0062907 We'll Live Till Monday Category:Soviet films Category:Romantic drama films Category:1968 films Category:Teen drama films Category:Films set in schools Category:Films about educators Category:Foreign language films Category:Films set in the Soviet Union