Overview
A man's life takes a comedic turn when a work accident leads him to a seductive new world.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- nostalgic
- lazy sunday
- comfort viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Vasya's separation from Nadya is expressed through family, children, home, and pigeon-keeping in a rural community.
Raisa Zakharovna offers Vasya an exciting new life at the resort, while his wife, children, and pigeons remain emotionally central.
Vasya's pigeons are explicitly part of what he misses after leaving his home and family.
The remote Siberian village and Black Sea resort represent opposing social atmospheres in Vasya's disrupted life.
Films like Love and Pigeons, and why
The Grass Is Greener
warm rural comedy centered on marital disruption, domestic misunderstandings, and affectionate community life
The Awful Truth
romantic comedy using infidelity, class contrast, and social performance to examine marriage with comic warmth
Scenes from a Marriage
bittersweet domestic comedy about marriage, temptation, and returning emotional bonds
Movie Details
- Director
- Vladimir Menshov
- Release Date
- 1984-01-07
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (152)
Cast
- Aleksandr Mikhaylov
- Nina Doroshina
- Lyudmila Gurchenko
- Sergei Yursky
- Natalya Tenyakova
- Yanina Lisovskaya
- Igor Lyakh
- Lada Sizonenko
- Vladimir Menshov
- Konstantin Mikhaylov
Common questions
- What is Love and Pigeons about?
- A warm Soviet romantic comedy about a pigeon-loving villager whose resort escape tests the meaning of home, marriage, and belonging.
- What is Love and Pigeons like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Love and Pigeons as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Love and Pigeons violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Love and Pigeons.
- Which films are like Love and Pigeons?
- Films with a similar feel include The Grass Is Greener, The Awful Truth, and Scenes from a Marriage.
- How long is Love and Pigeons?
- Love and Pigeons runs 107 minutes.
