Women's stories 10/15/2000 (2000)

Biography of Lydia Smirnova: the history of early orphanhood; the tragic death of a younger brother; education in the family of her uncle - Petr Gerasimovich.

Black and White Chronicle:

Prewar Moscow.

Street bilge column: a woman picks up water in a bucket.

On the street clothes are dried.

Communal apartment.

Lydia Smirnova remembers her childhood, tells about the difficult financial situation in the family.

About the transfer of the family from Siberia to Moscow.

Youth photos of Lydia Smirnova.

Black and White Chronicle:

The caption on the chronicle: "the ski season has begun".

Athletes-amateurs skiing in the forest.

Photo Sergey Dobrushin - the first husband of Lydia.

Black and White Chronicle:

Director Alexander Tairov (smokes).

Performance of the actors of the Chamber Theater.

The first film stars of Lydia Smirnova (photo).

Isaak Dunaevsky (photo).

Lydia Smirnova remembers her first meeting with Dunaevsky.

Fragment of the feature film "My Love".

Black and White Chronicle:

Isaak Dunaevsky (applauds).

Great Patriotic War: escorted to the front of volunteers.

Lydia Smirnova remembers the day when she accompanied Sergei Dobrushin to the front.

Fragment of the feature film "A Guy from Our City".

Photo:

Theater in the evacuation.

Vladimir Rapoport - the second husband of Lydia.

Lydia Smirnova talks about her last meeting with Isaac Dunaevsky.

Black and White Chronicle:

Isaak Dunaevsky is playing on the pianoforte.

Family photos.

Vladimir Rapoport on the set behind the camera.

Photos of Konstantin Voinov and Lydia Smirnova.

"The Wedding of Balzaminov" (still pictures from the movie).