Angels in Paradise (1993)
Synopsis
Beginning with perestroika and reaching its peak after the demise of the Soviet Union, pessimistic youth sub-culture films abounded in Russia and the former republics. Anguely V Rayou is another example of these "youth without future" films. Based on the novel Two Notebooks by Piotr Kojevnikov, the action takes place in the Leningrad of 1975, when the "stagnation" era is at its peak. Two teenagers, Micha and Galia, are experiencing a slow death in the slums of the city. Galia's aunt is going crazy in her desperation. Micha's mother is killed by a drunk. One of their friends has committed suicide. These kids are typical of a generation wasted by alcohol and misfortune. Some are bound to become outcasts, some will be destroyed, and others will be sacrificed in Afghanistan. The title is ironic, as there is neither paradise nor angels in this story.
Release Date: 1993-05-16
Runtime: 122 minutes
Director: Yevgeni Lungin
Top Cast
- Konstantin Gayokho as
- Alyona Svintsova as
- Dinara Drukarova as
- Andrei Tolubeyev as
- Olga Volkova as
- Valeri Keft as
- Zinaida Sharko as
- Ivan Shestov as
- Olga Tarasenko as
- Dmitriy Rozin as
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