Please Accuse Klava K. of My Death

1979 1h 16m RU

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 20

FamilyRomanceDrama

Synopsis

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Klava and Seryozha (Sergey) have been together since preschool. He, one of the smartest kids in school, has always been in love with her but considered her more of just a pretty face rather than an intelligent person. He let her copy his homework and gave her his parents' things as gifts. When they are teens, Klava rejects his love because she knows that he doesn't value her for her, and instead is attracted to Lavrik, another intelligent boy from school. Klava likes him because for the first time she feels like someone is really interested in her as a person. Seryoszha, being very dramatic and wanting Klava's/everyone else's sympathy, writes a suicide note, "Please blame Klava K. for my death," but can he really commit suicide? Eventually he realizes that he is being too shallow and that while he makes such a drama out of such small problems, the people around him have real problems, but never said a thing.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vladimir Shevelkov
Sergei Lavrov
Nadezhda Gorshkova
Klava
Lyubov Polishchuk
Vera Sergeevna
Venyamin Smekhov
Uncle Seva
Olga Volkova
Vospitatelnitsa
Natalya Zhuravlyova
Туся Ищенко
Maksim Yasan
Seryozha v detstve
Vladimir Sidorov
Lavrik

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ernest Yasan
Writers: Mikhail Lvovsky
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ernest Yasan, shot by Valery Mironov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Vladimir Shevelkov and Nadezhda Gorshkova and Lyubov Polishchuk carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0080073 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ernest Yasan directs. Valery Mironov behind the camera. Aleksandr Zhurbin scores. V. Nesterova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
247 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Ernest Yasan, shot by Valery Mironov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Aleksandr Zhurbin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor V. Nesterova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Vladimir Shevelkov and Nadezhda Gorshkova and Lyubov Polishchuk carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0080073 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.