When the Trees Were Tall (1961)

Name: When the Trees Were Tall
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1961-12-25
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Inna Gulaya, Yuriy Nikulin, Leonid Kuravlyov, Vasiliy Shukshin, Lyudmila Chursina

The story of a man who routinely dodges all responsibility, bemoans fate, spends his days boozing, and refuses to work. The act of playing long-lost father to a pretty teenager spurs him to turn over a new leaf.