Living It Up

2019 0h 18m RU

Comedy

Synopsis

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Everyone wants to live it up; Ivan, an engineer in a provincial factory, is no exception. He has to resort to some tricks to receive his honest pay and touch that beautiful life.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mikhail Prismotrov
Andrey Kozlov
Mikhail Mukhin
Mikhail Evlanov
Mariya Shekunova
Yuri Safarov
Igor Burlakov
Alexey Zverev

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yaroslav Lebedev
Writers: Yaroslav Lebedev
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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RUNTIME

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Tight 18-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yaroslav Lebedev, shot by Nikita Valeznev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Maxim Khotko 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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Mikhail Prismotrov and Andrey Kozlov and Mikhail Mukhin carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt34678532 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yaroslav Lebedev directs. Nikita Valeznev behind the camera. Maxim Khotko cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

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1Tight 18-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Yaroslav Lebedev, shot by Nikita Valeznev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Maxim Khotko shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mikhail Prismotrov and Andrey Kozlov and Mikhail Mukhin carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt34678532 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.