The Wheel of Love

1994 1h 29m RU

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3.7

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4.2

IMDB

★3.7TMDB · 6★4.2IMDB · 54

Comedy

Synopsis

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A romantic comedy about a twenty three years old Kirill who suddenly decides to become a gigolo.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mikhail Porechenkov
Kirill
Mariya Lipkina
Diana
Anna Samokhina
Ekaterina Lvovna
Ivan Krasko
Sedoy
Yevgeni Yermolin
Sokol
Artashes Aleksanyan
Oryol
Zoya Buryak
Galya
Igor Dmitriev
Andrey Dmitrievich

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ernest Yasan
Writers: Vadim Mikhaylov, Albina Shulgina, Ernest Yasan
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Mikhail Porechenkov and Mariya Lipkina and Anna Samokhina carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0197609 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ernest Yasan directs. Ivan Bagaev behind the camera. Andrey Sigle scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
232 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Ernest Yasan, shot by Ivan Bagaev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Andrey Sigle. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Mikhail Porechenkov and Mariya Lipkina and Anna Samokhina carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0197609 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.