A Birch Light (They Are With Me, These Summer Dawns).

A Birch Light (They Are With Me, These Summer Dawns). , 1986 (20:14)

Annotation: The poetical story about the shepherd of the state farm “Leninsky Put’” [“Lenin’s Way”] in the Belgorod region, author of six poetical collections, a member of the USSR Writers’ Union V.V. Mikhalev. The film is filled with his poems and reflections.

Film description: Shepherd farm "Leninsky path" of the Belgorod region, poet, author of poetry collections, a member of the Writers' Union Vladimir Mikhalev herd grazes in the house works behind a desk, reading (synchronously), his poems, an interview with radio journalist N. Ryapolova of poetry; in the control station at the time of recording. Some use poetry VV Mikhalev. Birch Grove, a quatrain written on the birch, flowering trees, a meadow, field, haystacks, the setting sun, the morning mist.

Source description 1: A car is going.
The film scenarist, journalist N. Ryapolov and driver are in the car.
The car is going along a birchwood.
The poet and shepherd V.V. Mikhalev is going down the porch, greeting N. Ryapolov.
V.V. Mikhalev and N. Ryapolov are passing by the birchwood.
The poems, written by Mikhalev on birch rind.
V. Mikhalev is walking along the country road.
A panorama of the blossom trees in the forest.
V. Mikhalev is sitting under the blossoming apple-tree.
The flock is on the meadow.
A calf is eating grass.
V. Mikhalev is tending the flock.
A panorama of a blossom apple-tree branch.
An electric power line.
Meadows, groves.
N. Ryapolov is at home, working at the table.
Ryapolov’s collection “Klik” [“Cry”].
N. Ryapolov is at the window (Moscow).
Winter landscape – a flatland, a horse put to the sled is running by.
Mikhalev’s house.
A writing table, a hand is writing.
V. Mikhalev is working at the writing table.
The village of Terehovo in winter.
Mikhalev’s mother Evdokiya Logvinovna is feeding hens from the porch.
Summer: V. Mikhalev with his mother are walking along the field.
Mikhalev’s mother is sitting at the stove.
Woman’s hands are opening a letter.

Source description 2: A panorama of the hands opening the letter; Mikhalev’s wife Pavlina Fedotovna is reading the letter from their daughter, crying.
V.V Mikhalev is listening.
A panorama of the Mikhalevs’ family photos.
At the house, Pavlina Mahaleva is speaking about her family holding her grandson in her arms.
A panorama of Mikhalev’s sons repairing a tractor.
The old house of the Mikhalevs family.
The boy – Mikhalev’s grandson.
The sunset over stacks.
V. Mikhalev is going down the hillside; he is going down the hillside with the flock.
The bonfire is burning; N. Ryapolov and a young shepherd named Vasya are sitting at the bonfire, V. Mikhalev is speaking about his creative work.
A panorama of cows.
A panorama of fire trail, a corral.
A morning landscape.
V. Mikhalev is driving the flock out of the corral; Vasya is helping him ahorseback.
The cows are passing by.
V. Mikhalev is driving the flock.
Wheatears.
A panorama of earing fields.
A combine harvester operator is drinking water.
Combine harvester operators are dining in their field camp.
V. Mikhalev is performing before collective farmers, reciting poems; the audience is applauding.
The Writers’ Union member V. Mikhalev is in the sound-recording control room.
N. Ryapolov and the sound engineer are at work.
Hands are on the console.

Directors: Karpov B.

Operators: Kolobrodov A.

Script writers: Ryapolov N.

Announcer: Zozulin V.