Vladimir Preobrazhenskiy

Based on a satirical short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky concerning the escapades of a Russian civil servant.

A graduate of a choreographic school is looking for a new style for her part in the ballet "Sleeping Beauty". Alexei, a conservatory student, falls in love with the young ballerina.

The film, consisting of separate concert numbers of various genres, starred outstanding ensembles and masters of the arts of Moscow and Leningrad — the Symphony Orchestra of the Leningrad Philharmonic, the State The USSR Folk Dance Ensemble led by Igor Moiseev and many others.