Of Freaks and Men (1998)
St. Petersburg, early 20th century. The handsome and secretive Johann specializes in shooting erotic pictures depicting the floggings of bare-bottomed women. With the help of his assistants, the photographic creations gradually penetrate the peaceful households of two upper-class Russian families.
Director: Aleksei Balabanov
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Sergey Makovetskiy as Yohan |
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Dinara Drukarova as Liza |
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Anzhelika Nevolina as Ekaterina Kirillovna |
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Viktor Sukhorukov as Viktor Ivanovich |
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Yuriy Galtsev as producer |
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Alyosha Dyo as Kolya |
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Chingiz Tsydendambayev as Tolya |
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Vadim Prokhorov as Putilov |
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Aleksandr Mezentsev as Stasov - doctor |
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Igor Shibanov as Radlov - engineer |
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Darya Yugrens as Grunia |
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Boris Smolkin as photographer |
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Lyudmila Arzhannikova as old prostitute |
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Tatyana Polonskaya as Daria |
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Mikhail Tryasorukov as administrator |
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Valeriy Filonov as machinist |
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Anvar Libabov as bellboy |
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Irina Rakshina as Liza's aunt |
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Valeriya Yakovleva as shop model |
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Ilya Shakunov as man in the window |
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Marina Gladkaya as Radlov's wife |
| Directing | Aleksei Balabanov | Director |
| Writing | Aleksei Balabanov | Writer |
| Production | Sergey Chliyants | Producer |
| Camera | Sergey Astakhov | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Marina Lipartiya | Editor |
| Production | Sergei Selyanov | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tamara Frid | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Oleg Botogov | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nadezhda Vasileva | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Vladimir Aleksandrov | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natalya Tulupova | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Vera Zelinskaya | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Avenir Snyatkov | Visual Effects |
| Art | Anatoly Glushpak | Set Decoration |
| Visual Effects | Sergei Boginsky | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Maksim Belovolov | Sound Designer |
