Flights in Dreams and in Reality

1983 1h 32m RU

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 40

Drama

Synopsis

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On the eve of his fortieth anniversary Sergei Makarov looks back at his life and learns that he has achieved nothing. He was not able to be happy and to bring happiness to the closest people in his life, neither to his long-suffering wife nor young mistress nor friends nor work... It is about the men who never grew up and could not find themselves in the time of stagnation – gifted, charming, but infantile and lost, they never were able to realize themselves...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Oleg Yankovskiy
Sergei Makarov
Lyudmila Gurchenko
Larisa Yurevna
Oleg Tabakov
Nikolai Pavlovich
Lyudmila Ivanova
Nina Sergeyevna
Lyudmila Zorina
Natasha
Elena Kostina
Alisa
Oleg Menshikov
Alisa's Friend
Lyubov Rudneva
Svetochka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roman Balayan
Writers: Viktor Merezhko
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Roman Balayan, shot by Vilen Kalyuta. 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 Vadym Khrapachov. 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 Yelena Lukashenko 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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Oleg Yankovskiy and Lyudmila Gurchenko and Oleg Tabakov carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0084518 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Roman Balayan directs. Vilen Kalyuta behind the camera. Vadym Khrapachov scores. Yelena Lukashenko cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Roman Balayan, shot by Vilen Kalyuta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Vadym Khrapachov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Yelena Lukashenko shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Oleg Yankovskiy and Lyudmila Gurchenko and Oleg Tabakov carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0084518 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.