How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea (1989)
Synopsis
In this farcical dark comedy/melodrama, Lena manages to lose her place at college by virtue of throwing a minor hissy-fit when she catches her erstwhile boyfriend in bed with another girl. Instead of penalizing the boy for his behavior, Lena gets stuck with a court appearance and must pay a small fine, in addition to losing a boyfriend, her college career, and an apartment. Lena belongs to a film club which occasionally hands out awards, and the membership of it decides to send her into the Russian hinterlands to hand out an award to an obscure filmmaker. Throughout the film, Lena has been associated with a bizarre con man named Stepanych who, when his cons fall through, comes to her in the distant town she has gone to seeking her help in committing suicide.
Release Date: 1989-03-25
Runtime: 115 minutes
Director: Vasili Pichul
Top Cast
- Aleksei Zharkov as Евгений Степанович Иванов, 50-летний аферист
- Natalya Negoda as Elena Igorevna Fomkina, student of the financial academy
- Aleksandr Mironov as лейтенант милиции Кондаков
- Anastasiya Vertinskaya as Дуня Фомкина, мать Лены
- Aleksandr Lenkov as Игорь Иванович, отец Лены
- Andrey Sokolov as Борис, сын Степаныча, фотограф
- Anna Tikhonova as Жанна Фролова, продавец в универмаге
- Grigori Manukov as Олег Стрельников, сын артиста, врач
- Vatslav Dvorzhetsky as Фёдор Фёдорович Стрельников, актёр-юбиляр
- Igor Zolotovitsky as Александр Губанищев
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