Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka

1961 1h 6m RU

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 70

ComedyFantasyRomance

Synopsis

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The story that happened on the farm near Dikanka on the night before Christmas, when the village blacksmith Vakula, having saddled the Devil, brought to his beloved Oksana, the daughter of a rich Cossack Chub, queen's "сherevichki"(the little women shoes) from the capital — St. Petersburg.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aleksandr Khvylia
казак Чуб, кум
Lyudmila Myznikova
Оксана, дочь Чуба
Yuri Tavrov
Вакула, кузнец (озв. Владимир Кашпур)
Lyudmila Khityaeva
Солоха, мать Вакулы
Sergei Martinson
Осип Никифорович, дьяк
Anatoliy Kubatskiy
кум Панас
Vera Altayskaya
жена Панаса, старая "пепельчиха"
Dmytro Kapka
Шапуваленко, ткач

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aleksandr Rou
Writers: Aleksandr Rou
Languages: Russian, Ukrainian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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65 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, Ukrainian.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aleksandr Rou, shot by Dmitri Surensky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Arkadiy Filippenko. 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 Kseniya Blinova 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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Aleksandr Khvylia and Lyudmila Myznikova and Yuri Tavrov carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0057637 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Aleksandr Rou directs. Dmitri Surensky behind the camera. Arkadiy Filippenko scores. Kseniya Blinova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian, Ukrainian.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
265 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, Ukrainian.
4Directed by Aleksandr Rou, shot by Dmitri Surensky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Arkadiy Filippenko. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kseniya Blinova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Aleksandr Khvylia and Lyudmila Myznikova and Yuri Tavrov carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0057637 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 70 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Released under 11 different titles around the world.