Description
Valentina Golubeva is a celebrated weaver and twice Hero of Socialist Labour. Before the viewer stands the familiar image of the Soviet hero: the shop floor, the platforms, the awards, the official speeches. Beyond that public image, however, there is a family. While Golubeva appears in photographs, on screens and at ceremonial events, her husband and son live in her absence. Shot in 1979, the film was banned and released only ten years later, in 1989.
About the director:
Nikolai Obukhovich
Documentary director, cinematographer and screenwriter, Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation. Born in Leningrad in 1936. He graduated from the production faculty of the Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music, and Cinema (LGITMiK) in 1959 and from the directing department of the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors (VKSR) in 1970. From 1970 he worked as a director at the Leningrad Studio of Documentary Film (LSDF). He made more than thirty documentaries and taught at the St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television (SPbGIKiT).