Огромна популярност печели Кончаловски с поетичната музикална мелодрама " Романс за влюбени " (1974). Филмът печели Голямата награда "Кристален глобус" на фестивала в Карлови Вари и разказва драматичната история на двама млади влюбени (Евгений Киндинов и Елена Коренева), които съдбата разделя.

英俊强壮的莫斯科青年谢尔盖·尼基金的生活每一天都充满了爱情的欢愉。但他入伍服役后，跟爱人塔吉雅娜互相思念。后来传来谢尔盖牺牲的噩耗，爱人伤心欲绝，被好友伊果尔的真心打动，结为夫妻。经过6个月的生死搏斗，谢尔盖活生生回来了。起初他想夺回塔吉雅娜，后邂逅善良美丽的柳达并与之相爱，获得幸福。

Sergei and Tanya are in love with each other. Sergei is drafted into the marine corps and Tania waits for his return. Sergei's division is abandoned in favor of helping local residents in distress. During the operation, his armored personnel gets carried into the sea. His relatives receive a notice of his death. Tanya's loving childhood friend, a hockey player, helps her to cope with misfortune and she marries him. But it turned out that Sergei did not perish. He, together with a wounded friend he saved, are found on a deserted island after a long winter. Back home, Sergei learns that Tanya has married another. Unable to accept the loss of his beloved, Sergei dies; but this death is a symbolic and emotional one, not physical. Sergei continues to live a normal life without shock and strong distress, meets another girl, marries her, has a child. In the finale there is a spiritual rebirth of the hero.

Sergueï et Tania s'aiment. Lorsque Sergueï est porté disparu sur le front, Tania épouse un ami d'enfance. Mais Sergueï revient.

В этом фильме рассказана простая и в то же время драматическая история любви двух молодых людей, которых разлучил случай. Как оказалось — навсегда…