A Canary Cage

1983 1h 17m RU

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5.5

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★5.5TMDB · 11

Drama

Synopsis

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The film follows the chance encounter between two teenagers in crisis - Olesya and Victor. They both feel trapped and are looking for their way out. Olesya ran away from home and is waiting for her father to step off the train from Riga, while Victor desperately wants to get to Riga, or to some other place where people are truly good.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Evgeniya Dobrovolskaya
Olesya
Vyacheslav Baranov
Victor
Alisa Freyndlikh
Olesya's Mother
Semyon Farada
Valentina Ananina
Boris Bachurin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pavel Chukhray
Writers: Pavel Chukhray, Anatolij Sergeev
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pavel Chukhray, shot by Mikhail Bits. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Evgeniya Dobrovolskaya and Vyacheslav Baranov and Alisa Freyndlikh carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0130405 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Pavel Chukhray directs. Mikhail Bits behind the camera. Igor Kantyukov scores. Antonina Zimina cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
243 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Pavel Chukhray, shot by Mikhail Bits. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Igor Kantyukov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Antonina Zimina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Evgeniya Dobrovolskaya and Vyacheslav Baranov and Alisa Freyndlikh carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0130405 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.