Tri istorii (1997)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Kira Muratova

Writers:

Sergei Chetvyortkov (writer)
Renata Litvinova (writer)

Release Date:

13 March 1997 (Russia)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Plot:

A man goes to see his former schoolmate working at a boiler house and persuades him to burn in the furnace...

Plot Keywords:

Black Comedy | Slit Throat | Death | Murder

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Sergei Makovetsky	...	Tikhomirov
Leonid Kushnir	...	Gena
Jean-Daniel	...	Venia
Renata Litvinova	...	Ofelia
Ivan Okhlobystin	...	Doctor
Oleg Tabakov	...	Old Man
Liliya Murlykina	...	Girl

Also Known As:

Три истории (Russia)
Grustnye istorij (Russia) (working title)
Three Stories (International: English title)

Runtime:

105 min | Russia:109 min

Country:

Russia | Ukraine

Language:

Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Odessa, Ukraine

Company:

Igor Tolstunov Production Company (PROFIT)

Definitely worth to see

Kira Muratova is one of my favorite directors. She combines in her movies such an unusual and interesting blend of feminine subtlety and masculine hardness and power. This movie is a perfect evidence of it. The movie consists of three unrelated stories, which, as I see it, reflect the director's view on dark sides of various demographic parts of contemporary society. The first story is by far the best on my opinion. Though this part of the movie can be easily regarded as misandric, I especially love it for absolutely excellent and sparkling playing of actors.

Definitely recommend all to see this movie.