The One (Одна)

- Are you flying to Moscow? - No.

I could give you a ride!

We're flying West, via Blagoveshchensk, Irkutsk, and Novosibirsk.

The view from the cockpit is breathtaking.

I've been there. Tried entering Moscow State University.

- Did you succeed? - No.

Now I'm flying to Blagoveshchensk.

My name is Innokenty, by the way. It means 'Innocent', in Latin.

- And yours? - Larisa.

This means Seagull in Greek. A good name for a pilot's girlfriend.

Did you know that in ancient Greece to honour the nymph Larisa

they built a whole city on the Pineios river?

Of course, I dreamed as a little girl

that a pilot would come to me or a sea captain

and ask me to follow him to the ends of the Earth,

and then name a city, or an island, in my honour.

But, alas... Childhood is gone, and so are the myths.

And there's my steersman, buying caviar for me again,

because he thinks that I'm hungry.

Our flight is delayed.

Would you like me to introduce you?

Hello, Mikhalych. How was your night?

Quiet. As usual. Good morning.

- Coffee? - No, thank you.

And I wouldn't mind a cup of strong coffee.

My night was great!

Did 811 fly out to Blagoveshchensk?

No, 811 is delayed in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

Weather conditions. See the papers on the desk.

Why always talk about work? Can't a man drink his coffee in peace?

So? Shall I declare our trip

officially finished?

Wait. We’re not home yet.

You can submit your complaints now.

It's so tight. My finger is stiff.

Some newlywed you are!

What does it feel like?

Ah... So tight. Like that thing on the coffee lid.

We got some instant coffee at the base. A-ha!

Instant coffee, instantly gone.

Phew! This is pure luck! The plane waited just for me!

The taxi driver said: "It's probably already in Blagoveshchensk!"

And I told him - no, drive on: what if it's delayed?

So-o-o...

When you fly Buryatia – Chegdomyn

you will cross paths with military airplanes

flying out from the Zavitinsk airfield.

Then I'll catch a connecting flight. By night. To Moscow.

My wife and son are at home.

Haven't seen them in a month.

You can relax now, comrade. You made it!

We waited for 4 hours. You should have hurried!

I told you, the turbine wouldn't start!

At altitudes of 4 200 – 4 500 meters

at 9.00 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Moscow time.

Have you told them that 811 was delayed?

- Mikhalych?! - He has already left.

Take your seat, please.

- Mother... - Yes?

When you flew for the first time, were you also scared?

Of course I was scared.

Take your teddy bear. It won't be scary for you together.

You can move along. I’m helping an old lady here.

- Thank you, son. - Any time.

Take your seats.

Larisa, our seats are there...

Let's sit here... Too much noise over there.

Ah!

Dear passengers, this is your captain speaking...

Comrades, fasten your seatbelts please.

As we will meet the headwind, turbulence is possible.

- Fasten your seatbelt. - I don't want to.

I can't sleep like this.

Alright. Then I will hold you.

- But you'll hold me tight. - Very tight.

- There you are... - Thank you.

Arkhara, region 46 653, good afternoon.

I'm in your zone at 5 400.

46 653 proceed to 5 400, Arkhara region.

46 653, I stay at 5 400.

46 653, I confirm your place.

Offset 225 km with an azimuth of 42°. Fly to 5400.

Report crossing air route Khabarovsk - Moscow.

Arkhara region, 46 653 turbulence at 5 400.

Allow descent to 5 100.

46 653, your distance is 162 km with an azimuth of 37°.

Descent to 5 100.

Calm down, comrades, everything is OK.

Hold onto me!

Hold on tight!

Flight 12133 from Moscow has landed.

Larisa!

Vladimir! What a surprise! I thought you had forgotten me.

All this year I thought only of you.

- Is this your car? - Yes, mine.

Did you deal in smuggling while I was gone?

Ah, you guessed it! Of course not. It's my mother's gift.

I see.

How's Moscow?

It doesn't matter. Don't ask.

I'm glad you're back.

I don't want to go home.

Let's go to our place!

- Ouch... - Watch your head...

Yes... I remember...

So, did you bring girls here while I was away?

Be honest!

And you told them about Chinese music?

By the way, China

announced a couple of days ago they would build a city called Heihe

there, over the river.

What do we care? We aren't allowed to go there anyway.

We aren't. But we can look from here.

Will you go buy me some cigarettes?

"Flight attendant's delight"?

- You remember what I like! - I do.

- Someone's birthday party? - A date.

You're spending a lot! Are you getting married or what?

Curiosity... killed a cat!

What are you doing? What's this? Larisa!

Vladimir, I failed pathetically.

Oh, come on. Stop this now.

You're a fighter or what?

Larisa, listen to me!

Remember how we went hiking with our friends?

- Do you remember? - Yes, yes of course.

Do you remember how scared everyone was to cross the swamp?

You were the only one to follow me. Remember?

Larisa...

Forgive me for not having come with you.

Together, we would have made it.

There, Raisa. Like I promised you – safe and sound.

Why did you take so long? We were worried.

- Mom, the flight... - Flat tire.

It's all clear. They kissed!

Oh...

I'm off.

Larisa, my girl, you shouldn't worry.

Next month our pedagogical university holds entrance exams.

- Mom... - What?

Perhaps this whole idea with Moscow was a mistake?

Perhaps.

Well, everyone makes mistakes. It's not the end of the world.

Sometimes it's for the better.

My first marriage to your father was a mistake.

But thanks to this mistake I have you.

And then I met Ivan.

And then I had Dmitriy, your little brother.

And now I'm the happiest person in the world.

So we are the results of your mistakes?

And what did you think?

Nothing in this life happens without a reason.

Mom, where's my belt?

What kind of man are you! Can't find your belt!

You're getting married soon.

How are you going to marry without a belt?

You know what? I have something to say.

Look at yourself and look at her. Stand next to her and compare.

No. Don't look away. It's genetics.

You're a handsome boy. Stately and all that. And she...

These things, you know... You can't ignore them.

Just look. She's so small and pale.

- Mom! - Mom, what?!

Your Mom is tall, stately and decorative.

All women in our family are this way.

Look at us all. Look at me, look at my sister, your aunt Rimma.

- All gorgeous. - Mom! I've had enough of this.

I've got plans for you. Great plans.

Guess where you're going for student practice?

First Cardiological hospital! I arranged it all.

Look. Stop making decisions for me. And yes, I'm getting married.

- Very well. Do as you wish... - Galya!

- You know... Oh, what's wrong? - Oh!

- I don't know... Oh... - Sit down. Let him do what he wants.

- Of course, Victor. - He...

If you always did what you wanted,

we would still be selling eggplants by the train station.

- Spare your nerves. - Do what he wants...

Mom! I have a right to decide. It's my life. It's my decision.

Very well, take your decisions,

but without my car and my money.

Thank you very much.

And, finally,

the most important thing in Plato's description of senses

is the teaching of causality.

- Thus, we have... - Look, your boyfriend is here.

2 can emerge by way of adding one whole being to another,

or dividing a whole being in 2...

Wait, Vladimir.

Larisa, will you give me a son?

Vladimir, what are you talking about? We aren't married yet!

We will be married.

What about our studies? How will we manage?

Where will we live?

We will live in the flat

that I inherited from my Grandmother.

We will study during the daytime. I will work night shifts.

It won't be easy at first. But then...

I don't want to use Mother's money or her car.

So you'll have no money and no car?