Three Plus Two
Three Plus Two, or 3 + 2 (Russian: Три плюс два, romanized: Try plyus dva) is a 1963 Soviet romantic comedy film directed by Genrikh Oganisyan based on a play by Sergei Mikhalkov,[1] and co-produced by Moscow-based Gorky Film Studio and Soviet Latvian Riga Film Studio.
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| Directed by | Genrikh Oganisyan |
| Written by | Sergey Mikhalkov |
| Starring | Natalya Kustinskaya Natalya Fateyeva Andrei Mironov Evgeny Zharikov Gennadi Nilov |
| Cinematography | Vyacheslav Shumsky |
| Edited by | Erika Meshkovskaya |
| Music by | Andrei Volkonsky |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Plot summary
The film is set in mid-1960s Crimea. Three male friends from Moscow—a veterinarian (Roman), diplomat (Vadim) and physicist (Stepan) -- decide to go camping on the seashore. Once arriving at the coast of the Black Sea in their car, they select a deserted area to settle and set up their tents. Refusing all benefits of civilization, they enjoy bathing in the sea and preparing their own food from concentrates, until their privacy is invaded by two uninvited guests – a trainer and an actress (Zoya and Natasha) – who claim their rights to the young men's campsite. Deciding to make camp life as intolerable as possible for the three men, Zoya and Natasha set up camp in an attempt to purge the three friends from the seashore. Ultimately, the war for territory ends with a complete reconciliation of the two sides.[2]
Filmmaking details
The film was shot in both widescreen and fullscreen. For this reason each scene was shot twice.
The primary shooting location of the film was a village named Novy Svet in the Crimean Region of the Ukrainian SSR. Additional scenes were filmed in Riga and in St. Petersburg.
Cast
- Natalya Kustinskaya as Natasha
- Natalya Fateyeva as Zoya
- Andrei Mironov as Roman
- Evgeny Zharikov as Vadim
- Gennadi Nilov as Stepan Ivanovich Sundukov
Not credited
- Henrikh Hovhannisyan as the waiter of the "Chaika" (seagull) restaurant
- The remainder of the crew do appear in the title sequences of the longer, widescreen version of the film.
- Some film sites also reference further uncredited cast members such as those who appear in Stephan's flashback scenes of Son of Frankenstein. (Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwell)