The Man With the Accordion

1985 1h 27m RU

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9.0

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★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Dmitry Gromtsev was a volunteer to go the front where he was wounded. He couldn't get back to his beloved profession of musician. The movie tells us about difficult destiny of a person who couldn't become an artist because of war.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Valeriy Zolotukhin
Дмитрий Громцев
Irina Alfyorova
Леля Глан
Arina Aleynikova
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Vladimir Soshalsky
Савелий Михайлович
Mikhail Pugovkin
дядя Коля
Sergei Milovanov
Савка
Elena Pletneva
Тамара Новгородская
Stanislav Sadalskiy
Костя Елкин

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nikolay Dostal
Writers: Aleksandr Borodyanskiy
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nikolay Dostal, shot by Yuriy Nevskiy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Original score by Alexander Goldstein. 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 Mariya Sergeyeva 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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Valeriy Zolotukhin and Irina Alfyorova and Arina Aleynikova carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0088904 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nikolay Dostal directs. Yuriy Nevskiy behind the camera. Alexander Goldstein scores. Mariya Sergeyeva cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Nikolay Dostal, shot by Yuriy Nevskiy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Alexander Goldstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mariya Sergeyeva shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Valeriy Zolotukhin and Irina Alfyorova and Arina Aleynikova carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0088904 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.