How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea 1989
6.5 / 10
How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea
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.
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.
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... Stepanych
... Lena Fomkina
... Kondakov
... Dunya Fomkina, Lena's mother
... Igor Ivanovich, Lena's father
... Boris
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Release Date:
Mar 25, 1989 (Italy)
Run Time:
1hr 55`
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Original Language:
Russian
Production Countries:
Italy
Status:
Released
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... Director
Cast
... Stepanych
... Lena Fomkina
... Kondakov
... Dunya Fomkina, Lena's mother
... Igor Ivanovich, Lena's father
... Boris
... Zhanna Frolova
... Oleg Strelnikov
... Fyodor Strelnikov
... Aleksandr Gubanishchev
... Pyotr Zaramushkin
... Ashot Aramovich
... Sonya
... Lyubov Sergeyevna
... Marina
... Sasha
... Judge
... Ida Markovna
... Yuri Vladimirovich
... Gubanishchev's Bride
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... Producer
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