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Tight 27-minute runtime β shorter than most television pilots.
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The Psycho and the Odds and Ends
1991 0h 27m RU
Drama
Synopsis
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Based on the prose of Mikhail Levitin. The films "The Psycho and the Odds and Ends" and "My Poor Pierrot" are two novellas that are not connected by plot, but share the same main character. They can be considered the first and third parts of a trilogy. The second part β "A Rotten Story" β has not yet been produced.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Sergey Chonishvili
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Vladimir Dyachkov
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Mariya Bochkovaya
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Tatiana Magadan
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Aleksandr Basov
- Writers
- Aleksandr Basov
- Countries
- Soviet Union
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The take
Aleksandr Basov directs. Eduard Akhsanov behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 27-minute runtime β shorter than most television pilots.
- 235 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Aleksandr Basov, shot by Eduard Akhsanov. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Sergey Chonishvili and Vladimir Dyachkov and Mariya Bochkovaya carry the top of the cast.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Eduard Akhsanov
- Runtime
- 27 min Β· 0h 27m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- RU
Also by
Aleksandr Basov
Production companies
Who made it
VGIK
SU
Key crew
- AuthorMikhail Levitin
- Sound DirectorAleksandr Zakrzhevskiy
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)1991-03-06
