

How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
115 min
Release Date
1989-03-25
Status
Released
Original Language
Russian
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
3.8
Aleksei Zharkov
Евгений Степанович Иванов, 50-летний аферист
Natalya Negoda
Елена Игоревна Фомкина, студентка финакадемии
Aleksandr Mironov
лейтенант милиции Кондаков
Anastasiya Vertinskaya
Дуня Фомкина, мать Лены
Aleksandr Lenkov
Игорь Иванович, отец Лены
Andrey Sokolov
Борис, сын Степаныча, фотограф
Anna Tikhonova
Жанна Фролова, продавец в универмаге
Grigori Manukov
Олег Стрельников, сын артиста, врач
Vatslav Dvorzhetsky
Фёдор Фёдорович Стрельников, актёр-юбиляр
Igor Zolotovitsky
Александр Губанищев
Aleksandr Negreba
Петр Зарамушкин, директор театра
Ervand Arzumanyan
Ашот Арамович
Nadezhda Markina
Соня, жена Олега Стрельникова
Sofya Pavlova
Любовь Сергеевна, жена Фёдора Фёдоровича
Mariya Selyanskaya
Марина, подружка Лены
Levan Mskhiladze
Саша, бывший жених Лены
Marina Tarasova
судья
Svetlana Masko
Ида Марковна
Yuriy Nazarov
Юрий Владимирович, стекольщик
Larisa Borushko
невеста Губанищева
Andrey Fomin
молодой режиссёр
Aleksandra Tabakova
Маша, актриса театра
Inna Ulyanova
Marusya
Азад Салаев
председатель киноклуба
А. Хавлина
зав. секцией
Yekaterina Urmancheyeva
брюнетка
М. Захожаева
блондинка
Екатерина Егорова
пьяница
Galina Bulkina
сотрудница гостиницы
Vadim Zakharchenko
швейцар
Irina Gedrovich
эпизод
Lyubov Sviridova
спутница Игоря Ивановича
Viktor Uralsky
актёр, игравший Калинина
Vladimir Troshin
актёр, игравший Ворошилова
Georgy Saakyan
актёр, игравший Сталина
Анна Манукова
Аня, дочь Олега Стрельникова
Ксения Манукова
Ксюша, дочь Олега Стрельникова
Е. Манукова
эпизод
Дима Шамонин
сын Кондакова
Valery Afanasyev
обманутая жертва Степаныча (нет в титрах)
Boris Smorchkov
Виктор Сергеевич Фролов, отец Жанны (нет в титрах)
Olesya Ivanova
завхоз туберкулезного диспансера (нет в титрах)
Inna Ulyanova
Маруся, обманутая "клиентка" Степаныча (нет в титрах)
Aleksandr Pryakhin
эпизод (нет в титрах)
Marianna Kuznetsova
гостья на юбилее (нет в титрах)
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