The Wedding

2000 1h 54m RU

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5.9

MID

★5.9TMDB · 24

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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The beautiful Tanya returns to her small mining town, after supposedly working as a model in Moscow. She decides to marry her shy school sweetheart Mishka, who now works in the mine. The miners finally receive some pay, but Mishka still ends up with no money to buy his bride a gift, so he seeks the help of his perpetually drunk buddy Garkusha. Mishka's poor working-class family all help to put on a fine wedding with copious amounts of vodka, even though they are suspicious of Tanya's occupation in Moscow, and of her connection with her Mafia ex-boyfriend Borodin.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Marat Basharov
Mikhail 'Mishka' Krapivin
Mariya Mironova
Tanya
Andrei Panin
Garkusha
Aleksandr Semchev
Borzov
Vladimir Simonov
Borodin
Mariya Golubkina
Sveta
Natalya Kolyakanova
Rimma
Oleg Esaulenko
Svetlanov

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pavel Lungin
Writers: Aleksandr Galin, Pavel Lungin
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia, France, Germany

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Russia, France, Germany.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pavel Lungin, shot by Aleksandr Burov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sophie Brunet 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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Marat Basharov and Mariya Mironova and Andrei Panin carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0246119 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pavel Lungin directs. Aleksandr Burov behind the camera. Sophie Brunet cuts. Produced in Russia, France, Germany. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 3 countries: Russia, France, Germany.
3Directed by Pavel Lungin, shot by Aleksandr Burov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Sophie Brunet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Marat Basharov and Mariya Mironova and Andrei Panin carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0246119 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.