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RUNTIME
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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Down House
2001 1h 20m RU
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6.2
MID
★6.2TMDB · 73
ComedyCrimeDrama
Synopsis
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Programmer Prince Myshkin returns to his historical homeland from Switzerland, where he was undergoing treatment in a psychiatric clinic. On the bus, the prince meets businessman Parfen Rogozhin, who is suffering from lovesickness for Nastasya Filippovna.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Fyodor Bondarchuk
князь Мышкин
Ivan Okhlobystin
Парфён Семёнович Рогожин
Anna Buklovskaya
Настасья Филипповна
Aleksandr Bashirov
Фердыщенко
Mikhail Vladimirov
Ганя Иволгин
Jerzy Stuhr
генерал Иволгин
Valentina Sharykina
Иволгина
Galina Kashkovskaya
Варя Иволгина
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Roman Kachanov
- Writers
- Roman Kachanov, Ivan Okhlobystin
- Languages
- Russian
- Countries
- Russia
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Roman Kachanov, shot by Mikhail Mukasey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Natalya Sazhina 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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Fyodor Bondarchuk and Ivan Okhlobystin and Anna Buklovskaya carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0255958 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Roman Kachanov directs. Mikhail Mukasey behind the camera. Natalya Sazhina cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Directed by Roman Kachanov, shot by Mikhail Mukasey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Natalya Sazhina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Fyodor Bondarchuk and Ivan Okhlobystin and Anna Buklovskaya carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0255958 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Mikhail Mukasey
- Editing
- Natalya Sazhina
- Production design
- Ekaterina Zaletaeva
- Costume design
- Ekaterina Dyminskaya
- Stunt coordinator
- Aleksandr Kulkov
- Runtime
- 80 min · 1h 20m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- RU
Also by
Roman Kachanov
Production companies
Who made it
- FI
Film Studio.ru
RU
Key crew
- MusicEvgeniy Rudin
- ProducerYuri Tyukhtin
- NovelFyodor Dostoevsky
- EditorNatalya Sazhina
- ProducerSergey Chliyants
- Costume DesignEkaterina Dyminskaya
- Additional Director of PhotographyAndrey Shepelev
- Sound DirectorVladimir Kaplan
- Stunt CoordinatorAleksandr Kulkov
- Assistant DirectorEduard Reznik
- Additional Director of PhotographyDmitriy Smidovich
- Visual EffectsAnton Molok
- Executive ProducerVladimir Ignatiev
- Production DesignEkaterina Zaletaeva
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2001-11-11
