There is no animus in the movie, the drama is simply provided by the fact that Yuko lives a whole world away and must return at the end of summer. It is a chaste movie, with not even a single kiss on show, but it reminds you of the some of the more tender facets of love, contentness with just being around the other person, the feeling of impertiness at the thought of interfering with someone else's life with declarations of love. Alyosha is a composer who is putting together a concerto which becomes inspired by his and Yuko's time together. Yuko is a Japanese pianist who has always been fascinated by the classical music of Russia and makes a pilgrimage to this place that tugs at her heart. It is the story of Yuko and Alyosha, who get to know each other in Leningrad (now Petrograd/St Petersburg) during the white nights period between April and August when the sun never really sets. Sentimentalists will feel rapturously at home with Melodies of White Nights.
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