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''You Never Dreamed'' (Вам и не снилось…) is a 1980 Soviet romance film directed by Ilya Frez, based on the story by Galina Shcherbakova. It is about [[Star-Crossed Lovers]] Roma Lavochkin (Nikita Mikhailovsky) and Katya Shevchenko ([[Tatiana Aksyuta]]), who meet in Moscow. They fall in love, but their parents try to keep them apart because of the bad blood between the two families. However, Roma and Katya manage to see each other, and in the end they are together.
''[[Could One Imagine?]]'' (''Вам и не снилось…''), also released as ''Love & Lies'', is a 1981 Soviet romance film directed by Ilya Frez, based on the story by Galina Shcherbakova. It is about [[Star-Crossed Lovers]] Roma Lavochkin (Nikita Mikhailovsky) and Katya Shevchenko ([[Tatiana Aksyuta]]), who meet in Moscow. They fall in love, but their parents try to keep them apart because of the bad blood between the two families. However, Roma and Katya manage to see each other, and in the end they are together.

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* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]
* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]
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* [[Dawson Casting]]: Nikita Mikhailovsky was only 16, but [[Tatiana Aksyuta]] was 23 and already married.
* [[Dawson Casting]]: Nikita Mikhailovsky was only 16, but [[Tatiana Aksyuta]] was 23 and already married.
* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]
* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]
* [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]]: [http://dcp.sovserv.ru/media/images/b/e/5/55261.jpg Katya].
* [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]]: [http://kino-teatr.ru/kino/movie/sov/804/foto/i2/6653/ Katya].
* [[Glasses Girl]]: [http://pslan.com/torrents/images/223663.jpg Katya].
* [[Glasses Girl]]: [http://kino-teatr.ru/kino/movie/sov/804/foto/505249/ Katya].
* [[Happily Ever After]]
* [[Happily Ever After]]
* [[Market-Based Title]]: Initially premiered in the USA as ''[[Love and Lies]]''.
* [[Market-Based Title]]: Initially premiered in the USA as ''[[Love and Lies]]''.
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* [[New Transfer Student]]: Katya.
* [[New Transfer Student]]: Katya.
* [[No Guy Wants to Be Chased]]: [[Averted Trope]].
* [[No Guy Wants to Be Chased]]: [[Averted Trope]].
* [[One Head Taller]]: See the [http://www.obnovi.com/uploads/posts/2010-03/1269628773_1.jpg DVD cover].
* [[One Head Taller]]: See the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120520090424/http://www.obnovi.com/uploads/posts/2010-03/1269628773_1.jpg DVD cover].
* [[Parental Marriage Veto]]
* [[Parental Marriage Veto]]
* [[The Power of Love]]
* [[The Power of Love]]
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: The teacher.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: The teacher.
* [[Snow Means Love]]: [http://rupor.lt/uploads/monthly_05_2008/post-1511-1211441902.jpg Very much so].
* [[Snow Means Love]]: See [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc49dquBILQ the finale here].
* [[Spared by the Adaptation]] : Doubly so. In the book the film is based on, {{spoiler|Roma dies,}} and of course this is ultimately based on [[Romeo and Juliet]]...
** Also see [http://kino-teatr.ru/kino/movie/sov/804/foto/i3/6678/ this picture] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc49dquBILQ the finale here].
* [[Spared By Adaptation]] : Doubly so. In the book the film is based on, {{spoiler|Roma dies,}} and of course this is ultimately based on [[Romeo and Juliet]]...
* [[Sweet Dreams Fuel]]
* [[Sweet Dreams Fuel]]
* [[Theme and Variations Soundtrack]]
* [[Theme and Variations Soundtrack]]
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[[Category:Films of the 1980s]]
[[Category:Films of the 1980s]]
[[Category:You Never Dreamed]]
[[Category:Could One Imagine?]]
[[Category:Films Based on Novels]]
[[Category:Soviet Films]]
[[Category:Film]]

Latest revision as of 12:55, 1 May 2023

Could One Imagine? (Вам и не снилось…), also released as Love & Lies, is a 1981 Soviet romance film directed by Ilya Frez, based on the story by Galina Shcherbakova. It is about Star-Crossed Lovers Roma Lavochkin (Nikita Mikhailovsky) and Katya Shevchenko (Tatiana Aksyuta), who meet in Moscow. They fall in love, but their parents try to keep them apart because of the bad blood between the two families. However, Roma and Katya manage to see each other, and in the end they are together.

Tropes used in Could One Imagine? include: