Russian Shorts. Vol. 1

2018 1h 34m RU

DramaComedyThriller

Synopsis

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Five unusual short stories. Two heroes are fighting for the heart of a mysterious beauty in the tragicomedy Olesya. In the parable "Milk" in the high-rise kitchen a real cow appears. The heroine of the comedy without the “Not Fit” dialogues is torn between the desire to lose weight by the alumni meeting and the modern food cult. The eccentric Rita Hurricane rushes into the life of the security guard of the Leo shopping center and changes it forever. And the hero of the story "Carpe diem" solves an important question - to lie or not to lie, when everyone around is lying.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shamil Khamatov
("Carpe Diem")
Svetlana Sayagova
("Carpe Diem")
Anna Pereleshina
("Carpe Diem")
Oksana Gulyaeva
("Carpe Diem")
Alexandr Gundarev
("Carpe Diem")
Vladimir Koshevoy
Rita Hurricane ("Leo & Hurricane")
Aleksandr Oblasov
Leonid ("Leo & Hurricane")
Yury Skulyabin
Bodyguard ("Leo & Hurricane")

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Grigory Konstantinopolsky
Writers: Alla Guseva, Nadezhda Bushueva, Darya Vlasova
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Русское краткое (Коллекция)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Grigory Konstantinopolsky, shot by Mikhail Kelim. 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 Ilya Beshevli. 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 Vladimir Zimin 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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Shamil Khamatov and Svetlana Sayagova and Anna Pereleshina carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Grigory Konstantinopolsky directs. Mikhail Kelim behind the camera. Ilya Beshevli scores. Vladimir Zimin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Part of the "Русское краткое (Коллекция)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Grigory Konstantinopolsky, shot by Mikhail Kelim. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ilya Beshevli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Vladimir Zimin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Shamil Khamatov and Svetlana Sayagova and Anna Pereleshina carry the top of the cast.