Mama

1977 1h 28m RU

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6.1

MID

★6.1TMDB · 44

AdventureFamilyFantasyMusic

Synopsis

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Mrs. Rada the Goat tells her five children to behave while she goes to the fair, and under no circumstances open the door to anyone except her. But the Big Bad Wolf, Kostika (Titi) Suru, and his nephew, the Little Bad Wolf, along with friends Rassul the Lynx and Petrika the Donkey has made a plan to kidnap the children while their mother is away. And when the eldest child, Matei, decides to disobey his mother and visit the fair himself, things start to go badly for the goat-family.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mikhail Boyarskiy
Titi Suru the Wolf
Lyudmila Gurchenko
Rada the Goat
Oleg Popov
The Bear
Savely Kramarov
Little Wolf
Valentin Manokhin
The Lynx
Florian Pittiș
The Parrot
Vera Ivleva
Sheep
Evgeniy Gerchakov
The Ram

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Elisabeta Bostan
Writers: Vasilica Istrate, Yury Entin
Languages: Russian
Countries: Romania, France, Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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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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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Romania, France, Soviet Union.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Elisabeta Bostan, shot by Ion Marinescu. 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 Temistocle Popa. 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 Yolanda Mîntulescu 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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Mikhail Boyarskiy and Lyudmila Gurchenko and Oleg Popov carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0076340 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Elisabeta Bostan directs. Ion Marinescu behind the camera. Temistocle Popa scores. Yolanda Mîntulescu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Romania, France, Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
249 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 3 countries: Romania, France, Soviet Union.
4Directed by Elisabeta Bostan, shot by Ion Marinescu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Temistocle Popa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Yolanda Mîntulescu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Mikhail Boyarskiy and Lyudmila Gurchenko and Oleg Popov carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0076340 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.