Swineherd and Shepherd
About Swineherd and Shepherd
Swineherd Glasha and stableman Kuzma leave their farm in what is now Vologda Oblast for an agricultural exhibition in Moscow. Kuzma flirts and shops. Glasha studies other breeders' methods and meets Dagestani shepherd Musaib. They agree to meet at the exhibition in a year and to write. At home Glasha builds a pigsty and a feeder for piglets, while Kuzma hangs about with an accordion. Musaib's letters cannot be read in the village. Kuzma translates one into a fake note saying Musaib is already married, then comforts Glasha, and a wedding is set for St. Peter's Day. At the next exhibition Musaib hears of the wedding, reaches the village before it starts, and tells Glasha the truth.
Cast & crew
More about Swineherd and Shepherd
Ivan Pyryev directed Viktor Gusev's script at Mosfilm. Valentin Pavlov photographed it. The picture opened on 17 November 1941.
Themes
Background
The lovers meet at the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition in Moscow. The film opened on 17 November 1941, while the battle for the city was under way.
Making
Pyryev cast Ladynina, his regular lead in the kolkhoz musicals, opposite Zeldin as the shepherd from Dagestan.
Look
Valentin Pavlov shot the black-and-white musical, including the exhibition grounds and the village.
Music
Tikhon Khrennikov wrote the songs and the score.
Preservation
The film survives and is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- Marina Ladynina plays Glasha, Vladimir Zeldin plays Musaib, and Nikolai Kryuchkov plays Kuzma.
- The Russian title is Свинарка и пастух. English release titles include They Met in Moscow and Swineherd and Shepherd.
- Musaib has a scene with his dog when three wolves go after the best sheep in the flock.
- IMDb lists the film as tt0034249.
Scenes
- Kuzma reads Musaib's letter as a confession that he is married.
- Musaib reaches the village before the St. Peter's Day wedding.
Influenced by
- Ivan Pyryev's Tractor Drivers (1939)
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (1941 Свинарка и пастух.webm)
