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A long summer day in 1936. Serguei Kotov (Nikita Mikhalkov), an aging military hero of the Bolshevik revolution, is enjoying the sweet life in his country house, together with his captivating (and much younger) wife Maroussia (Ingeborga Dapkounaite), their vivacious six-year-old daughter Nadia (Nadi...

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Corporate Author: Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
Other Authors: Mikhalkov, Nikita (Director, Producer, Actor, Screenwriter), Seydoux, Michel (Producer), Ibragimbekov, Rustam (Screenwriter), Menʹshikov, Oleg, 1960- (Actor), Dapkunaitė, Ingeborga (Actor), Mikhalkova, Nadi͡a (Actor), Tikhonov, Vi͡acheslav, 1928-2009 (Actor), Kri͡uchkova, Svetlana, 1950- (Actor), Ilʹin, Vladimir, 1947- (Actor), Kali͡uta, Vilen (director of photography.), Artemʹev, Ėduard (composer (expression))
Format: Video
Language:Russian
Language Notes:In Russian, with English subtitles.
Published: New York, NY : Sony Pictures Classics, 1994.
Subjects:
Political persecution > Soviet Union > Drama.
Communist party purges > Drama.
Soviet Union > History > 1925-1953 > Drama.
Communist party purges
Political persecution
Soviet Union
1925-1953
Streaming video.
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
History
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Films de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:A long summer day in 1936. Serguei Kotov (Nikita Mikhalkov), an aging military hero of the Bolshevik revolution, is enjoying the sweet life in his country house, together with his captivating (and much younger) wife Maroussia (Ingeborga Dapkounaite), their vivacious six-year-old daughter Nadia (Nadia Mikhalkov), numerous family members and friends. Into this idyllic setting enters Dimitri (Oleg Menchikov), a young man who was Maroussia's lover a decade ago, before leaving under mysterious circumstances. Dimitri now works for Stalin's secret police, and it becomes clear that he has returned with an agenda. As he rekindles Maroussia's memories of their romance and charms little Nadia with games and music, the tension between him and Kotov builds, until the younger man finally reveals the nature of his sinister game.
Item Description:Based on an original story by Nikita Mikhalkov.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1994.
Physical Description:1 online resource (136 min.)
Playing Time:02:15:06
Awards:1994 Academy Award for Best foreign language film
Cannes Grand Jury Prize
Production Credits:Photography, Vilen Kaluta ; film editor, Enzo Meniconi ; original score, Edward Artemiev.