Little People of the Bolshevik Lane, or I Want Beer

1993 1h 38m RU

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★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Comedy with elements of the absurd about the absurdity of life, unfulfilled dreams and the mysteries of the Russian soul. The unfortunate Bit about that is after he kicked his wife and threw favorite, decided to be a dwarf and live under the gas stove.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Natalya Varley
Sergey Makovetskiy
Evgeniy Gerchakov
Aleksandr Loye
Yekaterina Kmit
Aleftina Evdokimova
Nikolay Shatokhin
Elena Kucherenko

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrey Malyukov
Writers: Yuliya Damsker
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrey Malyukov, shot by Gennady Karyuk. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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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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CAST

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Natalya Varley and Sergey Makovetskiy and Evgeniy Gerchakov carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0107494 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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

Andrey Malyukov directs. Gennady Karyuk behind the camera. Mariya Sergeyeva cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

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133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Andrey Malyukov, shot by Gennady Karyuk. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Mariya Sergeyeva shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Natalya Varley and Sergey Makovetskiy and Evgeniy Gerchakov carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0107494 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.