简介：BasedonstorybyIvanShmelev. ThemovieactionstartsveryclosebeforeFebruarydemocraticrevolutioninRussiain1917. FateiscrueltowaiterofcapitalcityrestaurantSkorohodov:hissondiesonfront,hiswifeperishesfromgrief,hisdaughterisexcludedfromgrammarschoolbecauseoflackofmoneytopaytuition. SkorohodovdecidestorentoneofroomsinhispoorapartmenttoadecentyoungmannamedSokolinwhoisworkingasacourierinwarindustrycommittee. Thelodgerandagirlfallinlovewitheachotherandsoondecidetogetmarried. Inmeantimethefatherappointshisdaughterasavioliinistinrestaurantorchestra. ButrichfactoryownerKarasevrudelymolestsyoungblondeviolinistandthroughblackmailexpectstomakeherhismistress. "Igottoworkonthistopic,becauseitprovidesanopportunitytoidentifyfullyhumaninthoseindividuals,whichbyvirtueoftheprevioussocialandpoliticalsystemwasoutsideofsociety,wasnotconsideredthemen,andallthesepersonswhocarouseandflushdidnotknowanddidnotwanttoknow,thatnotmannequinsineveningdress,not"men"servestheirtables,butpeople".－－YakovProtazanov,1927…