简介：Inthisthree-partstorybyUzbekistandirectorElyerIshmukhamedov.Twoyoungmenmeettwoyoungprettywomenatacarnivalinthiscoming-of-agedrama.Thequartetenjoysthefestiveatmosphereastheytrytoforgetthehorrorsofthemostrecentwar.Onthebrinkofadulthood,thecharacterslearnvaluablelessonsabouttheirlives.Madein1967,thisfeaturewonaSpecialAwardattheInternationalWeekOfAsianFilmFestivalinFrankfortaswellasaprizefromtheLocarnoFilmFestival. ElyerIshmukhamedov's1967filmwasdeeplyinfluencedbyandtunedintotheFrenchNewWaveandthelatestcurrentsinItaliancinema,andtherearelongstretchesinthisincandescentfilmwhereyoumightthinkyou'rewatchingalostFelliniclassic.It'ssummertimeinTashkent,andthesethreeintertwinedstoriesofyounglove(thefirstsharingthenameofthefilmitself,theothertwonamedaftertheirheroines,LenaandMamura)seemtofloatoverthescreenlikegossameronawarmbreeze.TENDERNESSisfilledwithunforgettablepassagesandimages,andit'saguaranteeyou'llgohomedreamingofitscentralimageofboysandgirlshappilyloungingintheirinnertubesastheyfloatdownariver.…