The House Elf

2019 1h 30m RU

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 80

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Synopsis

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In an ordinary Moscow there is an unusual House — with a strange apartment in which not a single resident has stayed for long. And as soon as an independent mother and her lovely 8-year-old daughter moved there, the new residents find out that their living space is not that ordinary, and that the real House Elf lives there. But the House Elf has long been offended by the whole human race and would do all imaginable filth in order to remain alone in the ill-fated apartment.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ekaterina Guseva
mother
Sergey Chirkov
Boggart
Pavel Derevyanko
cat
Yuliya Sules
realtor
Olga Ostroumova-Gutshmidt
Alexandra Politik
Tatyana Orlova
Sergey Rubeko

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Evgeniy Bedarev
Writers: Evgeniy Bedarev, Dmitriy Bedarev
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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RUNTIME

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

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Evgeniy Bedarev, shot by Andrey Kuznetsov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Ekaterina Guseva and Sergey Chirkov and Pavel Derevyanko carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Evgeniy Bedarev directs. Andrey Kuznetsov behind the camera. Mark Dorbsky scores. Vladimir Voronin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $2.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 7 years ago.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Evgeniy Bedarev, shot by Andrey Kuznetsov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Mark Dorbsky. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Vladimir Voronin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ekaterina Guseva and Sergey Chirkov and Pavel Derevyanko carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt9875852 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 80 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.