Mimino

1977 1h 32m RU

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 131

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Synopsis

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Local Georgian pilot Mimino dreams of flying airplanes for major international airlines. To realize his aspirations, he goes to Moscow where he encounters a fellow comrade from the Caucasus, the Armenian Rubik. Many misadventures ensue.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vakhtang Kikabidze
Valentin Mizandari "Valiko Mimino"
Mher Mkrtchyan
Ruben Khachikyan "Rubik-djan"
Evgeni Leonov
Ivan Volokhov
Elena Proklova
Larisa Ivanovna Komarova - stewardess
Marina Dyuzheva
Svetlana Georgievna - Mimino's lawyer
Archil Gomiashvili
Nugzar Papishvili - the father of Varlaam
Leonid Kuravlyov
Professor Khachikyan
Savely Kramarov
сriminal уxiting the Court House

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Georgiy Daneliya
Writers: Georgiy Daneliya, Viktoriya Tokareva, Revaz Gabriadze
Languages: Armenian, Russian, Georgian, English
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Armenian, Russian, Georgian, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Georgiy Daneliya, shot by Anatoly Petritsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tatyana Egorycheva 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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Vakhtang Kikabidze and Mher Mkrtchyan and Evgeni Leonov carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0076391 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Georgiy Daneliya directs. Anatoly Petritsky behind the camera. Gia Kancheli scores. Tatyana Egorycheva cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Armenian, Russian, Georgian, English.

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Things worth knowing

149 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Armenian, Russian, Georgian, English.
3Directed by Georgiy Daneliya, shot by Anatoly Petritsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Gia Kancheli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Tatyana Egorycheva shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Vakhtang Kikabidze and Mher Mkrtchyan and Evgeni Leonov carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0076391 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.