JAMILIA

Jamilia's husband is off fighting at the front. She spends her days hauling sacks of grain from the threshing floor to the train sta tion in their small village in the Caucasus, accompanied by Seit, her young brother-in-law, and Daniyar, a sullen newcomer to the vi llage who has been wounded on the battlefield. Seit observes the beautiful, spirited Jamilia spurn men's advances, and wince at the dispassionate letters she receives from her husband. Meanwhile, undeterred by Jamilia's teasing, Daniyar sings as they return each e vening fr...[Llegir més]