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Nevermore (Russian: Никогда) is a 1962 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Dyachenko and Pyotr Todorovsky.

At the shipyard the director is changed and the new director turns out to be an extremely cruel person.

Plot

The story centers on a new director, Alexin, who arrives at a major shipbuilding factory in Leningrad. He is a competent, intelligent, and principled man, but he is also rigid, cold, and seemingly devoid of emotion, focused solely on work and discipline. His uncompromising methods and strict adherence to order lead to conflict with the factory workers. Alexin’s management style, which emphasizes the worker's role over their personal identity, alienates those around him. For example, a hardworking but undisciplined young employee, fired by Alexin, struggles deeply with the loss, while another worker resents being forced to stand at attention while speaking with the director, exclaiming, "Am I in the army or what?!"

As Alexin's interactions with the staff become increasingly strained, a sense of isolation envelops him. Despite his attempts to improve relationships, he is met with hostility and indifference. In one scene, he tries to have a heartfelt conversation with his secretary, only for her to quietly leave the room while he remains oblivious, continuing his monologue into empty space. During a wedding scene, Alexin unexpectedly attends, and his entrance is met with complete silence from the guests, after which he demonstrates an unusual talent for playing the forks. The film also explores Alexin's relationship with his wife, where even with the woman he loves, he remains emotionally distant, unable to communicate openly. The story culminates with the launch of a ship, accompanied by a celebration of the factory workers, where Alexin remains a solitary figure, disconnected from the joy around him.

Cast

• Yevgeny Yevstigneyev as Alexander Aleksin, new director shipyard
• Pyotr Gorin as Fyodor Shanko
• Ninel Myshkova as Irina, wife Aleksin
• Evgeniy Grigorev as Garpischenko
• Stanislav Khitrov as Melnitsky
• E. Lavrovsky as Dolina
• Leonid Parkhomenko as Shcherbak (as L. Parkhomenko)
• Mariya Lvova as Inna (as M. Lvova)
• Valentina Vladimirova as Masha (as V. Vladimirova)
• Valeriy Nosik as Nitochkin (as V. Nosik)

References

1. Расписание недели
2. Культ и его личности
3. Архивное кино, которое интересней современного
4. «Московская премьера 2013»: Программа
5. Никогда
6. Никогда (1962) Full Cast & Crew

External links

• Nevermore at IMDb

• 1962 films
• 1960s Soviet films
• 1960s Russian-language films
• Soviet black-and-white films
• Soviet drama films
• Russian-language drama films
• 1962 drama films