You and Me (1971 film)

You and Me
Russian: Ты и я
Directed by	Larisa Shepitko
Written by	Gennady Shpalikov Larisa Shepitko
Produced by	L. Kushelevich Valentin Maslov
Starring	Leonid Dyachkov Yuri Vizbor Alla Demidova Natalya Bondarchuk Leonid Markov Vladimir Nosik
Cinematography	Alexander Knyazhinsky
Edited by	Valeriya Belova L. Lysenkova
Music by	Alfred Schnittke
Production company	Mosfilm
Release date	1971 (1971)
Running time	97 min.
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

You and Me (Russian: Ты и я, romanized: Ty i ya) is a 1971 Soviet drama film directed by Larisa Shepitko.

The film tells about two doctors who have not completed their work. One of them realized that he had done wrong and decided to change his life.

Plot

Having come close to a groundbreaking discovery in neurosurgery, the protagonist, Pyotr, decides to abandon his scientific work, his colleague in the experiment, and his best friend, leaving to work as a doctor at an embassy in Sweden.

Several years later, dissatisfaction with his job drives him back to Moscow. However, he finds no warm welcome—he is not accepted back into the scientific community, and his best friend refuses to help him despite Pyotr's wife's pleas. Following this rejection, he moves to Siberia. Through various encounters with different people, he gains the courage to overcome his struggles and ultimately returns to his once-abandoned scientific work.

Cast

• Leonid Dyachkov as Pyotr
• Yuri Vizbor as Sasha
• Alla Demidova as Katya
• Natalya Bondarchuk as Nadya
• Leonid Markov as Sergey
• Vladimir Nosik as Kolka
• Oleg Yefremov as Oleg Pavlovich
• Aleksandr Shirvindt as Sasha's friend
• Natalya Shvets as patient
• Aleksandr Yanvaryov as Valka
• Anatoli Firsov as cameo

External links

• You and Me at IMDb