Melancholic Waltz (1990) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1990 · 80 mins · Ukrainian

Directed by

Borys Savchenko

Starring

Inna Kapinos, Heorhiy Morozyuk, Svitlana Krut, Maryna Polishchuk, Oleh Savkin, Rayisa Nedashkivska

The film adapts Olha Kobylianska’s short story, depicting educated women confronting bourgeois norms within a restrictive patriarchal society. It follows three sisters who share a passion for art and intend to devote their lives to it. Set at the turn of the 20th century, their ambitions are often hampered by the era’s social and economic hardships.