1960年捷克卡罗维发利国际电影节最佳导演水晶球奖。　　OriginallytitledSeryozha,theRussianASummertoRememberwasco-adaptedbyVeraPanovafromherownshortstory.WarandPeacedirectorSergeiBondarchukplaysthenewstepfatherofyoungSeryozha(BoryaBarkhatov).Soclosedothestepfatherandtheboybecomeinthemonthsfollowingtheirmeetingthat,whentimecomesfortheboytomoveoninlife,herefusestoleavehisnewdad'sside.TheirsummeridylltakesplaceonaSovietcollectivefarm,managedbyBondarchukanddepictedbynovicefilmmakersGeorgiyDaneliyaandIgorTalankininthemostglowingandapoliticalofterms.Thoughthereisn'tmuchtotheplot,thefilmadmirablysucceedsasasortofcinematictonepoem.　　FromAllMovieGuideRussianfilmmakerGeorgiDaneliyaranksamonghiscountry'smostpopulardirectorsofsatiricalcomedies.TheGeorgia-bornDaneliyacomesfromadistinguishedfamilyoffilmperformers;hisgrandmother,VerikoAndzhaparidze,wasafamedGeorgiansilentfilmactress,hiscousin,SofikoChiaureli,isalsoamajoractress,andhismother,MeriAndzhaparidze,spentmorethanadecadeatMosfilmS