Cynics

1991 1h 46m RU

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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1918, Petrograd. The young historian Vladimir meets Olga, the daughter of the wealthy parents who have emigrated from the country after the first decrees of the Soviet power. Olga both hates revolution, and is fascinated by her.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Olga
Andrey Ilin
Vladimir
Sergey Batalov
Mamashev
Yuri Belyayev
Sergey, brother of Vladimir
Viktor Pavlov
Dokuchaev Ilya Petrovich
Irina Rozanova
Marfusha
Yekaterina Vasilyeva
Mikhail Trukhin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dmitry Meskhiev
Writers: Valery Todorovsky, Dmitry Meskhiev, Anatoliy Mariyengof
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dmitry Meskhiev, shot by Yuriy Shaygardanov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė and Andrey Ilin and Sergey Batalov carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0103136 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Dmitry Meskhiev directs. Yuriy Shaygardanov behind the camera. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

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135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Dmitry Meskhiev, shot by Yuriy Shaygardanov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė and Andrey Ilin and Sergey Batalov carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0103136 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.