"Esenin" (2005) TV mini-series

Director:

Igor Zaytsev

Writers:

Vitali Bezrukov (book)
Vladimir Valutsky (writer)

Release Date:

October 2005 (Russia)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

After policeman Aleksandr Hlystov receives an old photo of poet Esenin's dead body just taken out of a loop he immediately begins an investigation...

Plot Keywords:

TV Mini-Series

Cast

Sergey Bezrukov	...	Sergey Esenin
Sean Young	...	Isadora Duncan (qv)
Gary Busey	...	Zinger, Isedora Dunkan's ex-husbund
Kseniya Rappoport	...	Galina Benislavskaya
Ekaterina Guseva	...	Avgusta Miklashevskaya
Aleksandr Mikhajlov	...	Detective Aleksandr Hlystov
Oleg Tabakov	...	KGB General Simagin
Valentina Telichkina	...	Tatiana Fedorovna, Esenin's Mother
Vitali Bezrukov	...	Aleksandr Nikitich Esenin, Sergey Esenin's Father
Anatoli Gushchin	...	Ilya, Esenin's brother
Irina Apeksimova	...	Anna Abramovna Berzin'
Mariya Golubkina	...	Sofia Andreevna Tolstaya
Tatyana Lyutaeva	...	Olga Konstantinovna Tolstaya
Marina Zudina	...	Zinaida Raykh
Pavel Derevyanko	...	Aleksei Ganin

Also Known As:

Есенин (Russia)

Runtime:

Russia:516 min (8 parts)

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Moscow, Russia

Company:

Pro-Cinema Production

Trivia:

Sergey Bezrukov played Esenin on stage for seven years before this film.

Esenin

I was recently in Russia and watched the mini series about Esenin. I cannot speak or understand the Russian Language,however I easily understood this film and throughly enjoyed it. The cast and direction was outstanding; it made you want to tune in for more. In fact, I couldn't wait to watch it every night it was on. Esenin, in my opinion, was incredibly talented and ahead of his time. After watching it, I couldn't wait to get back to the states to see if it was available in English. I urge anyone interested in Russian/Soviet History to watch this film. The cast was great, and I looked forward every night to watching it! I give it a big 10!