Unfinished Piece for the Player Piano
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$24.99
- SKU: 33102
- Availability: In Stock
- Label(s): Ruscico , MosFilm
- Subtitles: French , Spanish , Portuguese , Italian , Dutch , Swedish , Arabic , Hebrew , Chinese , Japanese , English , German , Russian
- Languages: Russian
- Format: 4:3
- Soundformat: Dolby Digital 5.1
- Genre(s): Drama , Classic films
- Year of release: 2001 (1977)
- Music Эдуард Артемьев
- Cast Анатолий Ромашин, Николай Пастухов, Nikita Mikhalkov, Павел Кадочников, Олег Табаков, Юрий Богатырев, Елена Соловей, Евгения Глушенко, Александр Калягин, Антонина Шуранова, Сергей Никоненко, Наталья Назарова, Ксения Минина
- Director Nikita Mikhalkov
- Script Nikita Mikhalkov, Александр Адабашьян
- Art Director Александр Адабашьян, Александр Самулекин
- Camera Павел Лебешев
- Sound producer Валентин Бобровский
The film is based on the works by Russian writer Anton Chekhov.
This is a picture of life of the Russian gentry in the late 19th century. Without a grain of sentimentality, the director reveals the moral bankruptcy of his heroes. A village teacher, Platonov, is undergoing an emotional crisis. He believes his life has had no purpose. He is tormenting both himself and his young wife, Sashenka. The film’s another protagonist – Doctor Terletsky – hates his patients and his work. The guests staying with a general’s wife, Anna Petrovna, are talking about the pleasures of a simple village life, not really believing what they are saying. The retro style chosen by the director and the masterly cinematography (a credit to Nikita Mikhalkov’s permanent cameraman – Pavel Lebeshev) combine to make this film a real treasure for the lovers of Russian classics. Played in the film is the music by G. Donizetti, F. Liszt, S. Rachmaninov.
Awards:
Big Golden Shell at the San Sebastian IFF, 1977;
Special Jury Prize for Best Acting (Alexander Kaliagin) at the Cartagena IFF, 1977;
Golden Plate Prize at the Chicago IFF, 1978
This is a picture of life of the Russian gentry in the late 19th century. Without a grain of sentimentality, the director reveals the moral bankruptcy of his heroes. A village teacher, Platonov, is undergoing an emotional crisis. He believes his life has had no purpose. He is tormenting both himself and his young wife, Sashenka. The film’s another protagonist – Doctor Terletsky – hates his patients and his work. The guests staying with a general’s wife, Anna Petrovna, are talking about the pleasures of a simple village life, not really believing what they are saying. The retro style chosen by the director and the masterly cinematography (a credit to Nikita Mikhalkov’s permanent cameraman – Pavel Lebeshev) combine to make this film a real treasure for the lovers of Russian classics. Played in the film is the music by G. Donizetti, F. Liszt, S. Rachmaninov.
Awards:
Big Golden Shell at the San Sebastian IFF, 1977;
Special Jury Prize for Best Acting (Alexander Kaliagin) at the Cartagena IFF, 1977;
Golden Plate Prize at the Chicago IFF, 1978