The Bear (1984)
One day the landlord Smirnov demands the widow Popova to pay an old debt which her husband left. She has no money at home and begs Smirnov to wait. The polite conversation turns quickly into an argument. Popova fetches the pistols. Smirnov realizes now that he’s in love with Popova. He confesses his love.
Director:
Don Askarian
Writer:
Don Askarian
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Hans Peter Hallwachs as Smirnoff |
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Elisabeth Rath as Popova |
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Hans Machin as The Old Luka |
| Costume & Make-Up | Don Askarian | Costume Design |
| Editing | Don Askarian | Editor |
| Art | Don Askarian | Production Design |
| Sound | Johann Sebastian Bach | Music |
| Sound | Axel Arft | Sound Designer |
| Directing | Don Askarian | Director |
| Sound | Gaetano Donizetti | Music |
| Writing | Don Askarian | Screenplay |
| Editing | Stefan Beckers | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Oliver Ziem-Schwerdt | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Wladimir Woitinski | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Uwe Thalmann | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Jean-François Dandrieu | Music |
| Writing | Anton Chekhov | Theatre Play |