Russia / France,
1994, 152 min
Directed by:
Nikita MikhalkovCinematography:
Vilen KalyutaCast:
Oleg Menshikov, Nikita Mikhalkov, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Nadezhda Mikhalkova, Vjačeslav Tichonov, Svetlana Kryuchkova, Vladimir Ilyin, Alla Kazanskaya (more)VOD (1)
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A long summer day in 1936. Colonel Kotov, an aging military hero of the Bolshevik revolution, is enjoying the sweet life in his country house, together with his captivating young wife Maroussia, their six-year-old daughter, and numerous family members and friends. Into this idyllic setting enters Dimitri, a young man who was Maroussia's lover a decade ago, before leaving under mysterious circumstances. Dimitri now works for Stalin's secret police, and it becomes clear that he has returned with an agenda. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1995 - Nikita Mikhalkov (Best Foreign Language Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1996 - Best Film not in the English Language
Cannes Film Festival
- 1994 - Nikita Mikhalkov (Grand Prix du Jury (1989-1994))
- 1994 - Nikita Mikhalkov (Prize of the Ecumenical Jury)
- 1994 - Nikita Mikhalkov (Golden Palm - Official Competition)