The Luncheon on the Grass (film)

The Luncheon on the Grass (Russian: Завтрак на траве, romanized: Zavtrak na trave) is a 1979 Soviet children's two-part television film directed by Nikolai Alexandrovich based on the stories of Anatoly Chernousov.

[1] The film is titled after the painting Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe / The Luncheon on the Grass by Claude Monet[2] from the album of the Impressionists, presented to young cartoonist-surrealist Dima Murashkin by Pioneer leader Ivan Kovalyov.

Ivan agrees, but after a few days he regrets very much about his decision: the pioneers smoke constantly and ignore the daily schedule, and there is no peace and quiet for studying.

On top of that, a group of guys run from the camp to the forest, where they bake potatoes in the ashes and sing songs.

Ivan decides to postpone his studies, take bail for children and join the pioneer life.