Piter FM (Russian: Питер ФМ) is a 2006 Russian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Oksana Bychkova and starring Ekaterina Fedulova, Yevgeny Tsyganov and Alexey Barabash. The plot revolves around the serendipitous and unexpected romance between a young man and woman living in St. Petersburg.[2]

Piter FM
Official movie poster
Directed byOksana Bychkova[1]
Written byOksana Bychkova
Nana Grinshtein
Produced byAlexander Rodnyansky[1]
StarringEkaterina Fedulova
Yevgeny Tsyganov
Alexey Barabash[1]
CinematographyIvan Gudkov
Music byKirill Pirogov[1]
Release date
  • 20 April 2006 (2006-04-20)[1]
Running time
84 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian
Plaque at filming site in Saint Petersburg

Plot

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Masha is a young woman working for a popular St. Petersburg radio station as a DJ. Maksim is a young man with a degree in architecture who has moved to St. Petersburg from Nizhny Novgorod and who works part-time as a street sweeper. Although Masha and Maksim have never met, they share a common trait: both have a tendency to be clumsy in daily life, always dropping and spilling things. Each is also at a crossroads in their lives. Masha is getting ready to marry her old schoolmate, Kostya, while Maksim has just won an international architecture competition and is preparing to move to Germany for a new job.

Masha accidentally bumps into somebody in a crowd and drops her cell phone while Maksim happens to pick it up. He wants to return it, but each time they try to meet, something happens to waylay their plans. The two keep ending up in the same places, but not knowing what the other looks like, they keep unwittingly passing by each other. In the meantime, Masha begins to realize that she is not in love with Kostya and agreeing to marry him was a rash decision on her part, while Maksim starts to think that he would rather live in St. Petersburg than move to Germany.

Cast

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Reception

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Piter FM received generally positive reviews.

Awards

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Piter FM was nominated for 6 different awards at the MTV Russia Movie Awards, 2007.[3][4][5]

Award Category Nominee Result
MTV Russia Movie Awards, 2007 Best Soundtrack Gorod 312 (Out of Range) Won
Best Actress Ekaterina Fedulova Won
Best Film Nominated
Best Actor Yevgeny Tsyganov Nominated
Best Comedic Performance Vladimir Mashkov Nominated
Breakthrough of the Year Ekaterina Fedulova Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Piter FM (2006) Full Cast / Crew". IMDB. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Piter FM — Trailer — Cast — Showtimes". Movies / TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Piter FM Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Piter FM". ProfitKino.ru. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Movie Piter FM (2006), All information about the film Piter FM". KinoNews. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
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