Return to Life

A film about the destinies of disabled people from war and labor. The story is told on behalf of the Italian journalist Giovanni. Giovanni talks with a former pilot, now disabled IV Shamov. Books with poems by I. Shamov. The city of Leningrad. The domes of the Nikolsky Cathedral. Winter Palace. Hospital. Patients on a training bike. They play ball with the doctor. Giovanni talks with patients. Scientists at the instruments. Oscilloscope. A patient with a prosthesis, wrapped in wires. Artificial hand test. Former disabled pilot I.S.Egorov in a cafe, walks through the streets, gets into the car. People on the bus. UN delegation at a special school for disabled people learning to sew. Factory "Red Proletarian". A turner with a prosthetic arm works at the machine. Design department. Giovanni talks with Isaev, who lost both legs in the war. A deaf-mute girl is dancing.

B&W

2

1966