Not by Bread Alone
Не хлебом единым
During the post-WW2 reconstruction in Russia, bald-headed technocrat Drozhdov equates communism with the empowerment of the ordinary man over the arrogant "specialness" of genius. Dedicated scientist Lopatkin takes refuge in Moscow with the potty, brilliant old inventor Busko. Lopatkin works tirelessly on his invention, embarking on a roller-coaster of rejection and acceptance, his work vilified, plucked apart and plagiarized by colleagues, particularly by his nemesis Drozhdov. Drozhdov's wife Natasha, alienated from her cold, controlling husband, is increasingly drawn to Lopatkin, whom she knew when they both taught at the same school. Soon she runs away from her husband and happily keeps house for the two absent-minded ex-professors Lopatkin and Busko. Natasha is ready to give Lopatkin her own life, love and faith. Lopatkin is eager to sacrifice his life for the idea, doing the utmost for his motherland.
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Yuliya Aug
as Titova
Mikhail Eliseev
as Lopatkin
Mikhail Solodko
Dmitriy Shevchenko
Oksana Dorokhina
Viktor Sukhorukov
as Drozdov
Varvara Shulyatyeva
as maid Shura
Evgeniy Grishkovec
Vladimir Semago
as Tupikin
Viktor Bortsov
as Petr Sianov
Stanislav Govorukhin
as Министр
Ivan Agapov
as Shutikov
Valentina Berezutskaya
as Lukeria Pavlovna
Svetlana Khodchenkova
as Nadezhda Drozdova
Aleksey Petrenko
as Professor Busko
Alexander Rosenbaum
