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How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea (1989)

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.

  • Comedy
  • Romance

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Aleksei ZharkovAleksei ZharkovЕвгений Степанович Иванов, 50-летний аферист
  • Photo of Natalya NegodaNatalya NegodaЕлена Игоревна Фомкина, студентка финакадемии
  • Photo of Aleksandr MironovAleksandr Mironovлейтенант милиции Кондаков
  • Photo of Anastasiya VertinskayaAnastasiya VertinskayaДуня Фомкина, мать Лены
  • Photo of Aleksandr LenkovAleksandr LenkovИгорь Иванович, отец Лены
  • Photo of Andrey SokolovAndrey SokolovБорис, сын Степаныча, фотограф
  • Photo of Anna TikhonovaAnna TikhonovaЖанна Фролова, продавец в универмаге
  • Photo of Grigori ManukovGrigori ManukovОлег Стрельников, сын артиста, врач
  • Photo of Vatslav DvorzhetskyVatslav DvorzhetskyФёдор Фёдорович Стрельников, актёр-юбиляр
  • Photo of Igor ZolotovitskyIgor ZolotovitskyАлександр Губанищев

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