The Forest

1980 1h 32m RU

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8.2

BANGER

★8.2TMDB · 3

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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The heroine of the film, Mrs. Gurmyzhskaya, is a former beauty who is living out her days in a remote province. Her nephew, a high school dropout, comes to visit her at her estate, and the hostess, out of boredom, decides to have an affair with him... He willingly responds to his rich aunt's advances. Based on a play by A. N. Ostrovsky.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lyudmila Tselikovskaya
Boris Plotnikov
Vyacheslav Kirilichev
Stanislav Sadalskiy
Elena Borzova
Mikhail Pugovkin
Aleksandr Solovyov
Kira Krejlis-Petrova

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vladimir Motyl
Writers: Vladimir Motyl
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vladimir Motyl, shot by Vladimir Ilin. 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 Aleksandr Zhurbin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Leda Semyonova 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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Lyudmila Tselikovskaya and Boris Plotnikov and Vyacheslav Kirilichev carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0172718 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Vladimir Motyl directs. Vladimir Ilin behind the camera. Aleksandr Zhurbin scores. Leda Semyonova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Vladimir Motyl, shot by Vladimir Ilin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Aleksandr Zhurbin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Leda Semyonova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Lyudmila Tselikovskaya and Boris Plotnikov and Vyacheslav Kirilichev carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0172718 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.