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which Zharov wrote and directed specifically for his wife in 1946. The War-themed romantic comedy in which
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a German spy) but was received coolly by the critics who accused its makers of 'pandering for bad tastes' and 'the lack of progressive ideas'. Nevertheless, it came 7th in the 1946 most popular USSR film list.
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during one session and temporarily lost her job at the
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