What Men Talk About: Simple Pleasures

2023 1h 33m RU

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★6.0TMDB · 15

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Meeting on a Saturday morning to drink champagne, the friends embark on a new journey through the depths of the male subconscious. What are the men talking about this time? Of course, about the personal. Lyosha is trying to understand whether "female friendship" exists, Kamil discusses whether it is possible to fire his best friend, Lovelace Slava recalls his first love (or was it not his?), and Sasha reflects on the loss of his father and the need to enjoy life here and now. And yet, walking around the center of Moscow, friends discuss how to screw in a light bulb so that she is satisfied, and what candid photos scream about on social networks, and what is chevapchichi.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rostislav Khait
Slava
Leonid Barats
Lesha
Kamil Larin
Kamil
Aleksandr Demidov
Sasha
Mikhail Politseymako
Maksim Vitorgan
Dmitriy Nagiev
Self/cameo
Garik Kharlamov
Self/cameo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mikhail Polyakov
Writers: Leonid Barats, Rostislav Khait, Sergey Petreykov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Kvartet I Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mikhail Polyakov, shot by Yana Ritz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Avet Oganesyan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Rostislav Khait and Leonid Barats and Kamil Larin carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt21382270 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mikhail Polyakov directs. Yana Ritz behind the camera. Avet Oganesyan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Part of the "Kvartet I Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Mikhail Polyakov, shot by Yana Ritz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Avet Oganesyan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Rostislav Khait and Leonid Barats and Kamil Larin carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt21382270 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Yana Ritz
Editing: Avet Oganesyan
Production design: Mariya Turskaya
Costume design: Irina Mikova
Makeup / hair: Natalia Nikiforova
Sound: Sofia Matrosova
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Status: Released
Original language: RU
Certification (US): 16+
IMDB: What Men Talk About: Simple Pleasures (2023)

Part of

Kvartet I Collection

'Kvartet I' is a Russian theater company founded in Moscow in 1993 by a group of graduates from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts. Kvartet I also made a few films including Election Day. The founding members of Kvartet I were: Kamil Larin, Rostislav Chait, Leonid Baratz and Alexander Demidov.