Cloud-Paradise
| Cloud-Paradise | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nikolai Dostal |
| Produced by | Alexander Mikhailov |
| Starring |
Andrei Zhigalov Sergey Batalov Irina Rozanova |
| Music by | Alexander Goldstein |
| Cinematography |
Yuri Nevsky Pyotr Serebryakov |
Release dates |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Cloud-Paradise (Russian: Облако-рай) is a 1990 Russian comedy film directed by Nikolai Dostal. It was voted best film of 1992 by 90 Russian critics.[1]
Plot
In a small provincial town, early in the morning, Kolya encounters his friend Fedor, wearily and indifferently. Wanting to attract attention, Kolya says that he is going to leave, ostensibly, to the Far East. His decision wins unanimous support. Kolya becomes a local hero, all the neighbors assist in his training. Kolya sells his furniture and writes a resignation letter.
Kolya leaves his hometown on a bus.
Cast
- Andrei Zhigalov - Kolya
- Sergey Batalov - Fedya
- Irina Rozanova - Valya, Fedya's Wife
- Alla Kliouka - Natalia
- Anna Ovsyannikova - Tatiana Ivanovna, Natalia's Mother
- Vladimir Tolokonnikov - Felomeev
- Lev Borisov - Philipp Makarovich, neighbor
Awards and nominations
- Prize For the destruction of a barrier between your favorite movies and cinema for all at the first festival Kinotavr in 1991.
- Golden Aries prize in 1992.
- Silver Leopard Special Grand Jury Prize and Second Prize and youth jury prize of the International Confederation of experimental film in the Locarno International Film Festival in 1991.
- Grand Prix II MFEC (France).
- Special Jury Prize cast of young actors in the Geneva film festival, 1991.
- Film critics and journalists voted the best film of the year and the role of Andrei as the best male role.
References
- ↑ Brashinsky, Michael; Horton, Andrew (30 September 1994). Russian Critics on the Cinema of Glasnost. Cambridge University Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-521-44475-0.
External links
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