Harmony

Because of her age and fragile health an old Russian lady has to share her apartment with her niece and four grandchildren At every moment the calm she enjoyed her fine family keepsakes and also her beloved piano are in danger under the impetus of the wild energy of the kids The two worlds forced into cohabitation could not be more distant from each other on one side what remains of an affluent class on the other the proletariat as much in the literal sense as in the figurative one A question hangs in the air will the members of this family manage to find a place for each other in their hearts This is a charming little documentary comedy a oneroom drama which like a Russian story from the last century is seen like a shadow of the world