The Suicide (1990)
As Soviet Russia enters the era of the New Economic Policy, Semyon Podsekalnikov decides to stop looking for a job. However, the prospect of living at the expense of his wife and mother-in-law seems unbearable. Having reached the end of his tether, Semyon is resolved to take his own life. Based on Nikolai Erdman's controversial play.
Director:
Valery Pendrakovsky
Writer:
Valery Pendrakovsky
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Sergey Shakurov as маленький человек Семён Семёнович Подсекальников |
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Leonid Kuravlyov as заведующий тиром Александр Лукьянович Калабушкин |
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Aleksandr Trofimov as интеллигент Аристарх Доминикович |
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Vyacheslav Nevinnyy as торговец Пугачев |
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Vladimir Menshov as писатель Виктор Викторович |
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Olga Volkova as Раиса Филипповна |
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Yelizaveta Nikishchikhina as тёща Подсекальникова Серафима Ильинична |
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Igor Kashintsev as отец Елпидий |
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Elena Bushueva as Маргарита Ивановна |
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Valentin Gaft as конферансье |
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Viktor Makhmutov as эпизод |
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Yelena Stepanenko as Клеопатра Максимовна |
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Gotlib Roninson as портретист вождей |
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Sergey Gabrielyan as 1-й гражданин |
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Boris Yurchenko as 2-й гражданин |
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Galina Semyonova as эпизод |
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Igor Marychev as эпизод |
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Valeri Nenashev as эпизод |
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Aleksandra Teryokhina as соседка |
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Andrei Kryukov as |
| Sound | Sergei Skripka | Conductor |
| Directing | Valery Pendrakovsky | Director |
| Writing | Valery Pendrakovsky | Screenplay |
| Writing | Nikolay Erdman | Writer |
| Camera | Valentin Makarov | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Edison Denisov | Music |
| Editing | Natalya Dobrunova | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tatyana Razumovskaya | Costume Design |
| Art | Boris Blank | Production Design |
