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How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea
В городе Сочи тёмные ночи
1989 · 1h 55m
Directed by Vasili Pichul
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.
Italy, Soviet UnionRussian
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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
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How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea(1989)
В городе Сочи тёмные ночи
March 25, 1989 · 1h 55m
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.
Cast and Crew
MORE CAST & CREWAleksei 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
