How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea (1989)
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.
Director: Vasili Pichul
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Aleksei Zharkov as Евгений Степанович Иванов, 50-летний аферист |
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Natalya Negoda as Elena Igorevna Fomkina, student of the financial academy |
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Aleksandr Mironov as лейтенант милиции Кондаков |
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Anastasiya Vertinskaya as Дуня Фомкина, мать Лены |
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Aleksandr Lenkov as Игорь Иванович, отец Лены |
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Andrey Sokolov as Борис, сын Степаныча, фотограф |
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Anna Tikhonova as Жанна Фролова, продавец в универмаге |
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Grigori Manukov as Олег Стрельников, сын артиста, врач |
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Vatslav Dvorzhetsky as Фёдор Фёдорович Стрельников, актёр-юбиляр |
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Igor Zolotovitsky as Александр Губанищев |
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Aleksandr Negreba as Петр Зарамушкин, директор театра |
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Ervand Arzumanyan as Ашот Арамович |
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Nadezhda Markina as Соня, жена Олега Стрельникова |
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Sofya Pavlova as Любовь Сергеевна, жена Фёдора Фёдоровича |
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Mariya Selyanskaya as Марина, подружка Лены |
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Levan Mskhiladze as Саша, бывший жених Лены |
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Marina Tarasova as судья |
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Svetlana Masko as Ида Марковна |
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Yuriy Nazarov as Юрий Владимирович, стекольщик |
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Larisa Borushko as невеста Губанищева |
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Andrey Fomin as молодой режиссёр |
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Aleksandra Tabakova as Маша, актриса театра |
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Inna Ulyanova as Marusya |
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Азад Салаев as председатель киноклуба |
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А. Хавлина as зав. секцией |
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Yekaterina Urmancheyeva as брюнетка |
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М. Захожаева as блондинка |
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Екатерина Егорова as пьяница |
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Galina Bulkina as сотрудница гостиницы |
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Vadim Zakharchenko as швейцар |
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Irina Gedrovich as эпизод |
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Lyubov Sviridova as спутница Игоря Ивановича |
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Viktor Uralsky as актёр, игравший Калинина |
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Vladimir Troshin as актёр, игравший Ворошилова |
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Georgy Saakyan as актёр, игравший Сталина |
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Анна Манукова as Аня, дочь Олега Стрельникова |
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Ксения Манукова as Ксюша, дочь Олега Стрельникова |
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Е. Манукова as эпизод |
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Дима Шамонин as сын Кондакова |
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Valery Afanasyev as обманутая жертва Степаныча (нет в титрах) |
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Boris Smorchkov as Виктор Сергеевич Фролов, отец Жанны (нет в титрах) |
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Olesya Ivanova as завхоз туберкулезного диспансера (нет в титрах) |
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Inna Ulyanova as Маруся, обманутая "клиентка" Степаныча (нет в титрах) |
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Aleksandr Pryakhin as эпизод (нет в титрах) |
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Marianna Kuznetsova as гостья на юбилее (нет в титрах) |
| Directing | Vasili Pichul | Director |
| Camera | Efim Reznikov | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Mariya Khmelik | Writer |
| Sound | Pavel Drozdov | Sound |
| Production | Mark Levin | Producer |
| Editing | Yelena Zabolotskaya | Editor |
| Art | Nikolai Terekhov | Production Design |
| Sound | Vladimir Matetsky | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nina Yermilova | Costume Design |
