The ordinary life of the Russian provincial intellectuals seems to them gray and bleak. Are exceptions possible?The ordinary life of the Russian provincial intellectuals seems to them gray and bleak. Are exceptions possible?The ordinary life of the Russian provincial intellectuals seems to them gray and bleak. Are exceptions possible?
- Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination
Vladimir Udalov
- A peasant
- (as Vladimir Butenko)
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- TriviaThe reason for many scenes being shot in black and white is because the film crew didn't have enough color Kodak film on hand and couldn't order more. As per the director's account, this didn't stop foreign festival goers from attributing artistic meaning to these segments.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sergey Bondarchuk (1982)
Featured review
An obscure masterpiece
An inspired transposition of the play by Chekov, it is difficult to imagine it being ever excelled; everything seems right, natural, credible, allowing one to concentrate on the inner drama of the characters. A masterpiece of discreet eloquence which ought to be better known.
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- pastraga
- Jul 1, 2001
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- Gross worldwide
- $1,950
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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