Utomlyonnye solntsem (1994)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Nikita Mikhalkov

Writers:

Rustam Ibragimbekov (dialogue)
Rustam Ibragimbekov (screenplay)

Release Date:

21 April 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

For those who were burnt by the sun of the revolution

Plot:

Russia, 1936: revolutionary hero Colonel Kotov is spending an idyllic summer in his dacha with his young...

Plot Keywords:

Russia | Colonel | Daughter | Repression | Family Relationships

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Oleg Menshikov	...	Dimitri (Mitya)
Nikita Mikhalkov	...	Col. Sergei Petrovich Kotov
Ingeborga Dapkunaite	...	Marusia
Nadezhda Mikhalkova	...	Nadya
André Oumansky	...	Philippe
Vyacheslav Tikhonov	...	Vsevolod
Svetlana Kryuchkova	...	Mokhova
Vladimir Ilyin	...	Kirik
Alla A. Kazanskaya	...	Lidiya Stepanovna
Nina Arkhipova	...	Yelena Mikhajlovna
Avangard Leontyev	...	Chauffeur
Inna Ulyanova	...	Olga Nikolayevna
Lyubov Rudneva	...	Lyuba
Vladimir Ryabov	...	NKVD officer
Vladimir Belousov	...	NKVD man #1

Also Known As:

Утомлённые солнцем (Russia)
Burnt by the Sun (International: English title)
Soleil trompeur (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for some language and sexuality.

Runtime:

135 min

Country:

Russia | France

Language:

Russian | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Certification:

Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | France:U | Germany:12 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PG | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Moscow, Russia

Company:

Caméra One

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The NKVD car is a ZIL/ZIS 110. These cars were based on American Packards, whose designs were given to the USSR during the period of World War II cooperation, much later than the 1936 setting of the film.

Movie Connections:

References Skazka skazok (1979)

infinite sadness of the Russian soul

i remember seeing this incredibly strong, heartbreaking movie three times in three consecutive days. i couldn't get enough of the pure beauty of the scenery, the warmth of the characters, the pain you feel when you know what doom awaits them around the corner.

i understand that for political or other issues many Russians don't like this movie, but i think it is a very honest, revelation story by Nikita Mikhalkov, who after this movie I came to respect as a genius artist. probably forever in my mind will live so many beautiful scenes from this movie: the burning, yet mild sun by the lake, the forgotten secrets of two ex-lovers, the infinite 'ruskoe pole', the happy people at the beach, living happily unsuspecting of the terror machine of the dictatorship 'for the people'

outstanding movie, one of my forever favorites

20/10