Oneofthemostimportantexamplesofthepost-1956thaw-periodinSovietcinema,thefilmisinthreeparts.ThefirstistheswooningromanceofSashaandpilotAleksei,whoscrupulouslydeterminesthatSashahasgraduatedschoolbeforesuccumbingtoheraggressivepursuitofhim.Chukhraiestablishesastrenuouscamerastyle,consistingofswoopingm...