Down House (2000)
"Daun Haus" (original title)

The plot is set in modern Moscow, in the 1990s, with "New Russians", Hummer H1 jeeps, bribery, violence, truck fulls of tinned stew as a dowry, etc.

Director:

Roman Kachanov

Writers:

Fyodor Dostoevsky (novel), Roman Kachanov,

Stars:

Fedor Bondarchuk, Ivan Okhlobystin, Anna Buklovskaya

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fedor Bondarchuk	...	Count Myshkin
Ivan Okhlobystin	...	Parfyon Rogozhin
Anna Buklovskaya	...	Nastasya Filippovna
Aleksandr Bashirov	...	Ferdyshchenko
Mikhail Vladimirov	...	Ganya Ivolgin
Jerzy Stuhr	...	Gen. Ivolgin
Valentina Sharykina	...	Gen. Ivolgina
Galina Kashkovskaya	...	Varya Ivolgina
Juozas Budraitis	...	Gen. Yepanchin
Barbara Brylska	...	Elizaveta Prokofievna Yepanchina
Elena Kotelnikova	...	Aglaya
Artemiy Troitskiy	...	Totsky
Andrei Vasilyev	...	Guard
Evgeniy Rudin	...	Taxi Driver
Elena Kondulaynen	...	Aleksandra

Storyline

The plot is set in modern Moscow, in the 1990s, with "New Russians", Hummer H1 jeeps, bribery, violence, truck fulls of tinned stew as a dowry, etc.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Also Known As:

Down House

Filming Locations:

Moscow, Russia

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Nastazja (1994)

User Reviews

Maybe the best making of 'Idiot'

Being a big fan of Dostoyevsky, I'm very picky on any attempts to represent any of his writings, whether on stage or screen. Anyway, I've seen four movies based on 'Idiot'. First one is classical Soviet with Yakovlev as Count Myshkin, second - Russian TV series of early 2000s, starring E. Mironov, third - Akira Kurosawa's view. Last, but not the least - 'Down House'.

Funny thing is, this movie contains more of Dostoyevsky' spirit than any other. It's fun, it's more like 'Fear and Loathing' or 'Acid House', - but still it has an 'Idiot' inside. Great acting (don't expect any Hollywood style), hilarious plot twists and the very feeling of success transferring XIX century book to XXI century reality...