A Foreign Woman

1965 1h 14m RU

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5.5

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6.5

IMDB

★5.5TMDB · 2★6.5IMDB · 68

FamilyComedyAdventure

Synopsis

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Hoping to receive compensation for the house belonging to her before the revolution, Madame Joubert comes to Odessa with her granddaughter Madeleine. While Madame is at war with enterprising Odessa citizens, her granddaughter meets Soviet peers and realizes the advantages of socialism.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lyudmila Shabanova
Madeleine
Azer Kurbanov
Jafar
Igor Kryukov
Alyosha
Yuri Bondarenko
Tolya
Valentina Sokolova
Lena
Sergei Filippov
Abdulla
Yuri Prokopovich
Brex
Rina Zelyonaya
Madame Joubert

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Konstantin Zhuk
Writers: Aleksandr Voinov
Languages: French, Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Russian.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Konstantin Zhuk, shot by Nikolai Lukanyov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Murad Kazhlayev. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Lyudmila Shabanova and Azer Kurbanov and Igor Kryukov carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0059313 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Konstantin Zhuk directs. Nikolai Lukanyov behind the camera. Murad Kazhlayev scores. Nadezhda Yavorskaya cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in French, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
261 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Russian.
4Directed by Konstantin Zhuk, shot by Nikolai Lukanyov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Murad Kazhlayev. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Nadezhda Yavorskaya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Lyudmila Shabanova and Azer Kurbanov and Igor Kryukov carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0059313 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.