Oriole Is Crying Somewhere...

1983 1h 27m RU

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lyudmila Nilskaya
Arnis Līcītis
Vatslav Dvorzhetsky
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edmond Keosayan
Writers: Edmond Keosayan, Vladimir Koshuta, Nikolai Arsenyev
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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ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edmond Keosayan, shot by Anatoliy Ivanov. 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 Yan Frenkel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Lyudmila Nilskaya and Arnis Līcītis and Vatslav Dvorzhetsky carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0083994 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edmond Keosayan directs. Anatoliy Ivanov behind the camera. Yan Frenkel scores. T. Morozova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
243 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Edmond Keosayan, shot by Anatoliy Ivanov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Yan Frenkel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor T. Morozova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Lyudmila Nilskaya and Arnis Līcītis and Vatslav Dvorzhetsky carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0083994 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.