It (Russian: Оно, romanized: Ono) is a 1989 Soviet historical comedy-drama film directed by Sergei Ovcharov and based on the satirical novel The History of a Town by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin.[1][2][3] While Saltykov-Shchedrin's novel was written in the 19th century, It was filmed as a satire on the Soviet Union, which is portrayed in the film in a dystopian and surreal way.[4][5]
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Directed by | Sergei Ovcharov |
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Produced by | Aleksandr Pikunov |
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Cinematography | Valeri Fedosov |
Edited by | Alexander Pikunov |
Music by | Sergey Kuryokhin |
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Running time | 124 min. |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Plot
editThe film tells the story of the development of the city of Glupov.[6][7]
Cast
edit- Rolan Bykov as Ferdyshchenko
- Natalya Gundareva as Klementinka de Burbon
- Svetlana Kryuchkova as Amaliya Stokfish
- Elena Sanayeva as Iraida
- Margarita Terekhova as Anelka Lydohovskaya
- Yury Demich as Ugryum-Burcheev
- Leonid Kuravlyov as Borodavkin
- Rodion Nakhapetov as Erast Grustilov
- Oleg Tabakov as Brudasty
- Olga Pashkova as Alyona Osipova
- Vladimir Kashpur as Baibakov
- Oleg Shtefanko as Dmitry Prokofiev
- Vera Glagoleva as Pfeifersha
- Viktor Bychkov as Voblushkin
- Aleksandr Galibin as holy fool
References
edit- ^ "Краткая история отечественного кино: от 1953 до 1991". chaskor.ru. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ "Первый международный кинофестиваль "Западные ворота" пройдёт в Пскове". rg.ru. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ Анна Послянова. "Александр Половцев: "Огнестрел", "глухарь", "в отказку" мы говорили, только делая вид, что понимаем". spb.kp.ru. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ Beumers, Birgit (2009). A History of Russian Cinema. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781845202149.
- ^ Kelly, Catriona (2021). Soviet Art House: Lenfilm Studio Under Brezhnev. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-754836-3.
- ^ "Оно (1989)". КиноПоиск. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ Визуальная антропология: режимы видимости при социализме. Ano CSPGS. 2009. ISBN 978-5-903360-25-3. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
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