Peculiarities of the National Hunt

1995 1h 33m RU

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 98

Comedy

Synopsis

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A Finn preparing a work on the Russian hunting traditions and customs, comes to Russia to collect materials and is invited to take part in a hunting party. His flamboyant companions include an Army general, with more than a passing resemblance to Aleksander Lebed, a police detective, local forest ranger (a devotee of Zen Buddhism) and some big-city types from St. Petersburg. Inevitably, their good intentions soon give way to endless drinking, visits to local farm girls and much else besides.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aleksei Buldakov
Генерал Михалыч
Ville Haapasalo
Райво Хаапасало
Viktor Bychkov
Кузмич
Semyon Strugachyov
Лева Соловейчик
Sergey Russkin
Сергей Олегович
Sergey Gusinskiy
Семёнов - милиционер
Igor Sergeev
граф
Igor Dobryakov
Харитон

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Writers: Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Languages: Russian, German, French, Finnish
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Russian, German, French, Finnish.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Peculiarities of the National… Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin, shot by Andrei Zhegalov. 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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Editor Tamara Denisova 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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Aleksei Buldakov and Ville Haapasalo and Viktor Bychkov carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0114055 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Aleksandr Rogozhkin directs. Andrei Zhegalov behind the camera. Tamara Denisova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian, German, French, Finnish.

Trivia

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131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Russian, German, French, Finnish.
3Part of the "Peculiarities of the National… Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin, shot by Andrei Zhegalov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Tamara Denisova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Aleksei Buldakov and Ville Haapasalo and Viktor Bychkov carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0114055 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.